A Literary Genre By Ms. Mansfield Tall Tales A Literary Genre By Ms. Mansfield

What is a literary genre? Put your definition of a literary genre on the slide. I did not put one down because I want you to come up with your own as opposed to copying my definition down.

Tall Tales Tall tales are stories written from someone’s imagination. The story can be funny or silly.  They are filled with exaggerations, similes, metaphors, and lots of descriptive language.  It is always told as if it were true, even though the listeners know that the story could never really happen.

Pecos Bill Why is this a tall tale? raised by a pack of coyotes uses 2 rattlesnakes as lassos favorite food is dynamite shoots all the stars out of the sky except for one and calls it the Lone Star

Daniel Boone Why is this a tall tale? fought hand-to-hand with a bear escaped captivity by swinging on vines

John Henry Why is this a tall tale? raced against a steam powered hammer and won

Paul Bunyan Why is this a tall tale? created Mount Hood by piling rocks on top of his campfire to put it out had a huge blue Ox, Babe, as a pet was nearly 100 feet tall

Davy Crockett Why is this a tall tale? killed himself a bear when he was only three single-handedly fought against his enemies