Folk Literature
Fables, folk tales, myths
What genres are part of Folk Literature?
A character that represents universal example of human nature.
What is an archetype?
The comparing of two unlike things
What is a metaphor
It is considered an informational text.
What genre is "A Desperate Trek Across America"?
Her feelings about losing a home and belongings.
What does the poem chronicle?
Passed on orally
How was Folk Literature passed on from generation to generation?
They reveal a society's social values.
What do characters' behavior reveal about a society?
The exaggeration of something to the point of humor
What is hyperbole?
They are factual, include the author's commentary, judgments, opinions, or conclusions.
What does an informational text include?
Diction, tone, and structure.
A supernatural element
What is one requirement for a myth?
Empty space underneath the world
A sacred tree
A Sky-World
"In the beginning"
What are evidences that "The World on the Turtle's Back" is a creation myth?
The attribution of human characteristic to inanimate objects
What is personification?
There is often the integration of a primary source.
What is often included in informational text writing?
The poet's word choice.
What is diction?
They describe how the universe began
What is one thing that a myth describes?
Nature is extremely important to the Iroquois' way of life because they were hunters and gatherers.
What elements of the world and human nature does "TWOTTB" explain?
The attribution of human characteristics to animals.
What is an archetype?
To enhance and support descriptive passages.
Why do authors include a primary source in an informational text?
A reference to a person, place, work of art, or literature.
What is an allusion?
They describe the working of the natural world.
What is one thing that myths describes?
Today is your lucky day! Of course, it's English!
What is your favorite class of the day?
Journals, diaries, speeches, government documents
What are primary sources?
The survivors state that they "did not covet anything" and any possessions they were given wee "later returned."
How were Cabaza de Vaca and the others "utterly transformed" by their experience?
The "mighty Architect" is a metaphor for this.
Her "house on high" is a metaphor for this.
Who is Jesus?
What is her place in heaven?