Fable, Myth, or Both?
Babe the Blue Ox
John Henry
Literary Terms 1
Literary Terms 2
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believed to be true
Myth
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How does Paul Bunyan see around Babe?
He uses field glasses
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What was John Henry's job?
Steel driver
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the leading character in a myth
Hero
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comparison between two things using like or as
Simile
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often includes animals that act like humans
Fable
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What was the "college fellow's" story about?
Herukles, Herik Lees, Mr. Lees, Hercules
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What was John Henry up against in the ballad?
A steam drill
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tells the story of the beginning of the world
Creation Myth
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character that we do not know much about an isn't well developed
flat character
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originally NOT written down
Both
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Why did Paul Bunyan always have to move camp every few days?
Babe ate too much food
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How did John Henry die?
He had a heart attack
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stories and customs that are saved and passed along by people in an area or group
Folklore
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making something seem more than it is, or stretching the truth
Exaggeration
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includes gods and godesses
Myth
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What was Babe's toughest job?
Pulling the crooks out of the road
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Where was John Henry buried?
In the tunnel in the sand
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the speech of a particular part of a country, or of a certain group of people
Dialect
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a phrase that has a different meaning than what its word really mean
Idiom
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has a moral
Fable
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How did Babe get his blue color?
He stood outside in the winter of the blue snow
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What makes "John Henry" a legend?
John Henry was a real person, but the story is not necessarily true
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giving characters such as animals or objects the characteristics or qualities of humans
Personification
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something that stands for something else
Symbol
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