Stories
Folk Lit Types
Folktale Types
Random
100
A monkey tricks a crocodile to prevent him from stealing his heart.
What is Monkey: A Trickster Tale
100
"Animal, fairy, or human tale passed down by word of mouth."
What is Folktale
100
Stories that are "added upon." Story told up to a certain point, add information, then start over.
What is Cumulative Tales
100
Traditional Folk Literature originated...
What is Orally
200
Little girl runs into a big bad wolf instead of her Grandmother.
What is Little Red Riding Hood.
200
"Exaggerated narrative of characters that perform impossible feats."
What is Tall Tale
200
"Why?" Tales that answer questions or give explanations.
What is Pourquoi Tales
200
Settings are always in the...
What is Past
300
A woman is a slave to her evil step-mother. A Fairy Godmother grants her wish to send her to the ball where she meets a prince and falls in love.
What is Cinderella.
300
"Brief story that points clearly to a moral or lesson."
What is Fable
300
Animal tales. "Three Little Pigs." "The Three Billy Goats Gruff."
What is Beast Tales
300
Fantasy with a known author is considered...
What is Modern Fantasy
400
A woman with long hair is locked in a tower until her one true love comes. He calls for her to let down her hair to climb up so he can save her.
What is Rapunzel.
400
"Symbolic story created by an ancient people to explain their world."
What is Myth
400
One character outsmarts the others. *This* character can be good or bad.
What is Trickster Tales
400
In traditional fantasy characters are ___ developed than other literature.
What is Less
500
A disfigured woman wins the love of a mysterious man who lives at the lake by her village.
What is The Rough-Face Girl.
500
"Traditional narrative of people, often based on historical truth."
What is Legend
500
The characters aren't smart, they make stupid mistakes. They can make a mess of things.
What is Noodlehead (Numbskull) tales.
500
Characters are meant to be ____ of certain basic human traits.
What is Symbolic
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