What Type of Story?
Literary Terms
Grammar
100

A fictional, traditional story passed down orally through generations, often anonymously, from one teller to another

What is a tall tale? 

100

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

What is hyperbole? 

100

A person, place, thing, or idea

What is a noun? 

200

A very short story featuring 3 or less animals. Teaches a lesson or a moral. 

What is a fable? 

200

The story's main character who drives the action of a story. 

What is the protagonist? 

200

Replaces a noun. Helps avoid repetition.

What is a pronoun? 

300

A folktale featuring a clever, mischievous, and often amoral character who uses wit, cunning, and deceit to outsmart others or overcome challenges. These stories are found worldwide in various cultural traditions and often feature animal characters with human traits.

What is a Trickster Tale? 

300

The character or force that opposes the protagonist and creates conflict. 

What is the antagonist? 

300

Connects words, phrases, or clauses

What is a conjunction?

400

A tale that often begins with "once upon a time," has royalty, is usually based in a castle or forest. The main problem is always good versus evil. 

What is a fairy tale? 

400
A symbol, pattern, plot, or character type that appears universally in stories from different cultures and time periods. 











What is an archetype?

400
A small word (at the beginning of a phrase) that shows the relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word in the same clause. 

What is a prepostion? 

500

Name these TWO other types of folktales. 

The first deals with Gods and Goddesses. 

The second has people and animals. 

Both explain how or why something in nature came to be. Sometimes they also teach a lesson. 

What are Myths and Legends? 

500

A fictional, traditional story, originally passed down through generations by a storyteller. 

What is a folktale? 

500

A word used to describe action, state of being, or occurence. 

An extra hidden 500 if you can name all three types!

What is a verb? 

What is action, helping, and linking? 

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