Categories of Stories
What are tales that explain the action of gods,goddesses,and heroes and heroes who interact with them?
what are brief stories featuring animals that speak and act like humans and often end with a moral that is directly stated?
fables
What is the sharing of stories,cultures, and ideas by word of mouth?
oral tradition
what is calls on the talents and personality of the teller to bring the narrative to life?
storytelling
What are stories that often attempt to explain the causes of natural phenomena?
mythology
epics
What is a central idea,message,or insight that’s revealed within a story?
theme
what is using exaggeration or overstatement,either for comic effect or to express heightened emotion?
hyperbole
What are traditional stories about the past?
quest
What is an idea that’s repeated across many cultures and throughout many time periods?
universal theme
what is giving human characteristics to nonhuman subjects,such as animals or elements of nature?
personification
What are stories about ordinary people that reveal lessons about their culture?
folk tales
what is a deliberate overstatement?
hyperbole
What is a lesson about life that is taught by a story?
moral
what is reference to a well-known person, place,event, literary work, or work of art?
allusion
what are types of folk tales that often use hyperbole for comic effect?
Tall tales
heroes and heroines