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Against the Clock Folk Literature Review Against the Clock Folk Literature Review Click to Continue

Directions It’s time to review the literary terms from the folk literature unit! This game contains a series of twenty questions. You will have twenty seconds to race against the clock and answer each question correctly. Good Luck! Don’t let the clock beat you! Click to Continue

Click to Continue proverb The saying “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink” is an example of what? Question 1 parable proverbfolk song fable

What do you call the stories passed down through generations that are often based on real events or characters from long ago? Click to Continue legends Question 2 legends fables folk talesparables

Click to Continue Question 3 The Odyssey is an example of what type of folk literature? epic folk taleepic tall talelegend

Click to Continue archetype Question 4 What is the term for a story, character, motif, or theme that represents a familiar pattern repeated throughout literature and across cultures? invocation in medias res epithetarchetype

Click to Continue What do you call stories, such as “Cinderella,” that deal with mischievous spirits and other supernatural occurrences? fairy tales Question 5 fables fairy talesfolk tales tall tales

Click to Continue nemesis Question 6 Which word from mythology means “someone who wants to bring about vengeance”? trickstermeander nemesisepithet

Click to Continue myths Question 7 What are traditional stories, rooted in particular cultures, that deal with gods and supernatural beings as well as human heroes? epicsfables legendsmyths

Click to Continue motif Question 8 What is the term for any element that occurs in one or more works of literature or art? motifepithet symbolinvocation

Click to Continue invocation Question 9 In an epic, what is the term for when the narrator starts with a plea to the Muse, or goddess of poetry, for inspiration? epithetinvocation epic simile narcissism

Click to Continue parables Question 10 What are very brief stories told to teach moral lessons? fablesmyths parablesfolk tales

Click to Continue folk tales Question 11 What are brief stories passed by word of mouth from generation to generation? folk tales tall tales mythsparables

Click to Continue narcissism Question 12 Which word means “to love oneself”? invocation in medias res narcissismstoicism

Click to Continue folk songs Question 13 What do you call traditional or composed songs typically made up of stanzas, a refrain, and a simple melody? epic songs lullabies mythical songs folk songs

Click to Continue Homer Question 14 Who is credited with composing The Iliad and The Odyssey? Homer Jacob and Wilhem Grimm Walker Brents Zitkala-Sa

Click to Continue epithets Question 15 What are brief descriptive phrases that emphasize an important characteristic of a person or thing? invocationsepithets epic similes metaphors

Click to Continue spirituals Question 16 What are religious songs from the African-American folk tradition? divinitiesparables mythical songs spirituals

Click to Continue in medias res Question 17 What is the term for when the narrator begins telling the tale in the middle of things, and fills in earlier details later? invocation in medias res stoicismarchetype

Click to Continue fable Question 18 What is a brief story, often with animal characters, told to express morals? fableparable tall talelegend

Click to Continue tall tale Question 19 What is a lighthearted or humorous folk tale that often contains highly exaggerated, unrealistic elements? fairy talefolk tale tall talelegend

Click to Continue trickster Question 20 A(n) _____, who is either an animal or a shape-shifter, is a cunning or deceptive character who not only annoys the gods, but is also often responsible for bringing important gifts to humanity. antagonistepithet charactertrickster

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