the central idea, message, or insight that is revealed within a story
What is Theme?
100
human characteristics or personality given to nonhuman subjects, such as animals or natural elements
What is personification?
100
tales that explain the actions of gods, goddesses, and the heroes who interact with them
What is a myth?
100
"Brer Possum's Dilemma"
What is fable?
100
The wind whispered her secrets to the trees.
What is personification?
200
a larger-than-life figure whose virtues and deeds are often celebrated in stories
What is a hero or heroine?
200
exaggeration or overstatement, either for comic effect or to express heightened emotion
What is hyperbole?
200
these stories often serve the purpose of explaining natural events or showing the connection between people's earthly lives and the afterlife
What is mythology?
200
"Cinderella"
What is a fairy tale?
200
It's raining cats and dogs.
What is an idiom?
300
used to enliven stories (ex. hyperbole, understatement, personification and idoms)
What are story telling techniques?
300
expressing something in a way that is deliberately less dramatic than it should be, for comic effect
What is an understatment?
300
brief story that often features animals that act like humans.
What is a fable?
300
"Echo"
What is a myth?
300
"May not. May not. Maaaaaaaaybe not."
What is repetition?
400
Song and speech
What are 2 ways oral tradition is passed on?
400
expression that cannot be understood literally and that often develops within a region, community, or class of people.
What is an idiom?
400
a type of folk tale that uses hyperbole and often involves a hero who performs impossible feats.
What is a tall tale?
400
"John Henry"
What is a legend?
400
"Look at my chillun! Ah got de biggest and de littlest in de world."
What is dialect?
500
help us understand our past, describe our present and communicate our beliefs
What is the purpose of an oral tradition?
500
the language and grammar of a particular region
What is dialect?
500
a long narrative poem about larger-than-life heroes who engage in dangerous journeys, or quests, that are important to the history of a nation or culture
What is an epic?
500
"Pecos Bill"
What is a tall tale?
500
"I have to have this operation. It isn't very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain."