Parts of a story
Types of traditional literature
Types of traditional literature
Origin of literature
Miscellaneous
100
the simple, short and direct events of the story
What is the plot?
100
a simple story that incorporates characters, typically animals whose actions teach a moral lesson
What is a fable?
100
stories that grew out of the lives and imaginations of the people or folk
What is a folk tale?
100
a story that has many origins
What is a polygenesis story?
100
a story that shares elements of plot or character with other stories and therefore in the same "story family" but differs by culture
What is a variant?
200
two-dimensional characterized as good or bad
What are characters?
200
stories based on religious writings or taken intact from religious manuscripts
What is a religious story?
200
stories based on real or supposedly real individuals and their marvelous deeds
What is a legend or tall tale?
200
a story that has one origin
What is a monogenesis story?
200
connects the age-old art of storytelling with children's digital world through the use of computer-based tools
What is digital story telling?
300
the place and time where the story takes place
What is the setting?
300
stories that contain elements of magic or enchantment in characters, plots or settings?
What is a fairytale?
300
stories that recount and explain the origins of the world and the phenomena of nature, also called creation stories
What are myths?
300
a version of a tale written in a style that will appeal to a contemporary audience but otherwise remaining true to ancient tale
What is a retold tale?
300
urban legends, jokes, and jump-rope rhymes
What is modern folklore?
400
the overall moral or meaning of the story
What is the theme?
400
tales that revolve around a character's incredibly stupid and funny mistakes
What is a humorous story?
400
long stories of human adventure and heroism recounted in many episodes or verses
What are epics?
400
the frist written version of folktales in 1697
What are the tales of mother goose?
400

The Penderwicks: A summer tale of four sisters, two rabbits, and a very interesting boy.

What is the book Therese presented to our class?

500
characterized by standard beginnings and endings also using literary devices
What is the literary style?
500
tales that explain phenomena of nature
What is a Pourquoi tale?
500
stories using repetition, accumulation, and rhythm to make an entertaining story out of the barest of plots
What is a cumulative story?
500
the first known publication of traditional literature in 1484
What are Aesop's fables?
500

Jabberwocky by Lewis Carrol

What is the poem Prof Beaulieu presented?

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