genres
story structure
literary language
folklore vocabulary #1
folklore vocabulary #2
100

The genre that is fantastical, but with real world origins or connections

Legend

100

The beginning of a narrative when characters and settings are introduced.

exposition

100

Rich, descriptive writing that appeals to the 5 senses.

imagery

100

Behaviour showing high moral standards; admirable qualities.


virtue

100

to make someone legally or morally bound to an action.

oblige

200

The genre that has magical or fantastical characters or settings and is told to entertain.

Fairy tale

200

The most exciting or critical moment of the story; the peak of the conflict.

climax

200

A figurative language device when non-human things are given human-like qualities. (A type of metaphor)

personification

200

To win, or be victorious.

triumph

200

A disorderly disturbance or uproar.

tumultuous

300

The genre that provides an explanation of natural or cultural phenomenon within a specific culture.

Myth

300

The ending of a narrative arc, when the aftermath of the conflict is explained or resolved.

denouement

300

A figurative language device when something is described as something else to create meaning.

metaphor

300

opponent; enemy; foe.

adversary

300

A monarch; a ruling leader of a nation or region.

sovereign

400

A story with personified animals and an obvious moral.

Fable

400

The moments that develop the conflict and build tension in the story.

rising action

400

When an object or person in a story represents an idea or a concept.

symbolism

400

To pretend to be affected by something.

feigning

400

Extreme anger.

wrath

500

The traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed through the generations by word of mouth and/or written accounts

Folklore

500

The moment that introduces conflict into the story.

inciting action

500

A figurative language device characterized by a comparison between 2 things using “like” or “as”.

simile

500

A statement of promise, a commitment to something.

oath
500

To torment or tease someone.

tantalize

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