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Traditional Literature Terms
23 terms and examples of folklore
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Literature
6th Grade
02/03/2014

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Myth
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A story that explains actions of gods and heroes or origins of things in nature.
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Legend
Definition
A story that has characters that are historically believable but is generally not believed.
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Narrator
Definition
The speaker or character who tells the story
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Pourquoi
Definition
Tales that explain why or how something is in the world
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Oral Tradition
Definition
Stories passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth
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Plot
Definition
A sequence of events that make up a story or novel
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Author's Purpose
Definition
The reason for telling the story
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Character
Definition
An animal or person who takes part in the action of a story
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Fable
Definition
A brief story, usually with animal characters that teaches a lesson
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Foreshadowing
Definition
Clues that hint at what might happen later in a story
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Moral
Definition
The lesson taught by a folktale or story
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Theme
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The main lesson or moral of a story
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Setting
Definition
The time and place of a story
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Fairytale
Definition
A fictional story with royalty, magic and special numbers
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Tall Tale
Definition
A story with exaggerated, unbelievable parts that is told as if it were true
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Tradition
Definition
Customs and beliefs valued by a culture
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Folklore, Folktales, Traditional Literautre
Definition
Three terms that all mean the same thing
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Cinderella (Fairytale)
Definition
An example of a kind of folktale that begins with "Once Upon A Time...:
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Paul Bunyan (Tall Tale)
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An example of a kind of folktale that usually solves the problem in a humorous way
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The Crow and the Bear (Fable)
Definition
An example of a kind of traditional literature that has animals talking like people
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Poseidon (Myth)
Definition
An example of a kind of traditional literature that has Gods or Goddesses
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King Arthur (Legend)
Definition
An example of a folktale that has specific settings and is usually thought to be historical but is often not.
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Folktale
Definition
Any belief or story that is passed on through tradition
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