Literary Terms
Myths
Folk Tales
Gods and Creatures
Humans
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What is this an example of? "With a heavy sigh like the wind through a tomb, Senor Death climbed the pear tree."
It is a simile because it compares a sigh to the wind using the word like.
100
What is the motif in the myth of King Midas?
It is the motif of granting a wish as a reward for a good deed.
100
What type of folk tale is "Oni and the Great Bird?" What country does it come from?
It is a folk tale about a superhero from Nigeria.
100
Who is the speaker of these lines? "Will the singer come out and feel the sharpness of my talons and my beak? It will take me a moment to tear him to pieces."
Anodo, the giant eagle.
100
What is reason Oni is banished from his village? Explain why the villagers do this.
Everyone is afraid of him because he was born with magic boots and he cannot be killed; he is very different and that intimidates them.
200
What is this an example of? "Tonkara tankara."
It is Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound of the loom.
200
What mistake does Icarus make?
He does not follow instructions and flies too close to the sun which melts the wax in his wings.
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Why does Oni sing to Anodo about the coming battle?
He is demonstrating his bravery.
200
Who is the God that granted Midas his wish? What does he tell Midas to do to get rid of the golden touch?
Dionysus grants him the wish. Dionysus tells Midas to wash in the river.
200
What is the effect on people while Death is trapped up in the pear tree?
The doctors, priests, pharmacists, undertakers, and old people are all unhappy because no one can die.
300
What is this an example of? "He answered her...I am Death, and I have come to take you with me."
This is personification. Death is talking as a person.
300
What is the first description of King Midas in the basic situation?
He is described as being greedy.
300
What is the best message(lesson/moral/theme) of "Oni and the Great Bird?" The __________ is always discovered, even though it may be temporarily ________. What was hidden under the cotton tree?
The truth is always discovered , even though it may be temporarily hidden.Oni's magic boot was hidden under the tree.
300
What is the reason Demeter places Demophoon in the fire? and Who tells Demeter where to find Persephone?
She is making him immortal, a god. Apollo tells Demeter that Hades has kidnapped her daughter. He is the god of the sun and sees everything that goes on during the day.
300
What is the clever deal that Aunty Misery makes with Death?
She allows him to leave the pear tree, but she will never die.
400
What is the term that explains the transformation of a crane into a human wife and then back into a crane?
Metamorphosis
400
Is this statement true or false? Myths are historically accurate records of the ancient world.
False
400
What country does "The Crane Wife" come from? What is one moral of this folk tale?
Japan 1. Do not love money more than people. or 2. Do not break a taboo. = It is wrong to break a promise.
400
Who is Zeus? Is he the most powerful of the immortals? If not, then who is the most powerful?
Zeus is the King of the Gods. The Fates are even more powerful than Zeus.
400
Does the superhero do the following things? 1. Does he slay the enemy? 2. Does he rescue the village from harm? How? 3. Does he win the love of a fair maiden? 4. Does he receive a great reward? What is it? 5. Is he an outsider in both villages?
Oni - 1. does slay Anodo. 2. does save the people of Ajo from hiding every night. 3. does NOT win the love of a fair maiden. 4. does receive half of the kingdom as a reward. 5. Yes, he's different in one village and a stranger in Ajo.
500
What is this an example of? Midas expected happiness, wealth, and great power;instead he lost everything most important to him.
Irony
500
What is reason that Zeus orders Hades to return his wife to her mother?
He is trying to prevent humankind from dying of hunger. Then there would be no humans left to worship the gods.
500
What does this mean? "La miseria y la muerte." What does a folk tale tell you about these two things?
Misery and death. They are always a part of our world.
500
According to "The Origin of the Seasons", what was Persephone's snack, and how did that create the seasons?
She ate seven seeds of a pomegranate. There are seven months in which Persephone is in the underworld with Hades and those are the seasons of fall and winter. Persephone is allowed to live the other five months of the year with her mother Demeter, who allows everything to grow during the spring and summer.
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How is the conflict between Oni and the impostOR resolved? Who is the impostor and what happens to him in the resolution of the story?
Oni proves he killed the eagle by revealing the location of his boot, which fits only him. He is the hunter who lied and said he had killed Anodo. He is executed for lying.
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