Traditional Literature

 The passing along of stories by word of mouth from one generation to the next Oral Tradition

 A type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics Personification

 A message about life that can be understood by people of most cultures Universal Theme

 Unique traditions or ways of life of a particular group Local Customs

 Involves surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions Irony

 An exaggeration or an overstatement Hyperbole

 Were told to entertain and communicate the shared ideas of a culture  Often deal with heroes, adventure, magic, or romance Folk Tales

 Brief stories or poems  Usually contain animal characters that teach a lesson, or contain a moral that is stated directly Fables

 Fictional tales that explain the actions of gods and heroes, or explain natural phenomena Myths

 A culture’s familiar and traditional stories  Can sometimes refer to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work Legends

 A fictional story that stretches the truth Tall Tale

 a type of folktale that emphasizes magic and the supernatural… Fairy Tales

 Although some folktales are fables, fables are far from the only type of folktale  Folktales may include stories of animals with moral themes, but they may also include adventure stories or ghost stories  Folktales are longer  Folktales feature heroes, adventure, and romance  Folktales are more entertaining  Both folktales and fables convey a theme or insight to life. The difference between Folk Tales and Fables

 Legends are based on something true  Tall Tales are all extremely exaggerated  Legends explain why something happened Legends and Tall Tales

 Beggars can’t be choosers  Hard work pays off  Good triumphs over evil  Think before you act  Work now play later Common Themes in Literature

 A character that uses common sense.  Ex: The water buffalo in “How the Tiger Got His Stripes” Practical

 Fierce, cruel, violent  EX: The Big Bad Wolf Ferocious

 Someone who brags all of the time  Ex: He Lion Boastful

 A character who will stop at nothing to get what they want  EX: The stepmother in Snow White Ambitious

 20. Praise  21. Tell her not to try to be better than the Gods  22. They don’t trust him  23. To entertain while teaching a lesson  24. He is conceited, selfish, loud  25. He goes from being boastful and conceited to humble  26. Vanity, conceit, and pride at the expense of others will lead to one’s downfall. Humility and consideration for others is an admirable quality.  27. boastful, narcissistic, conceited

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