Quizlet Words
Unit I Vocab.
Types of Folk Tales
Parts of Speech
Define
100
Adj. Not continuous; happening at intervals.
What is intermittent?
100

difference between appearance and reality 

What is Irony

100

Stories that explain objects or events in the natural world as resulting from the action of some supernatural force or entity. 

What are Myths

100
The noun form of the verb 'destitute.'
What is 'destitution'?
100
impetus
What is a driving force or anything that causes action?
200
V. to praise highly.
What is extol?
200

Hints given of what is to come later in a literary work 

What is Forshadowing?

200

Stories coming down from the past often based on real events or characters from olden times popularly regarded as historical but now contain elements that are unverifiable. 

What are legends

200
The noun form of the verb 'emancipate.'
What is 'emancipation'?
200
maxim
What is a general truth or rule of conduct, a short saying?
300
Adj. 1. without resources or possessions, especially the necessities of life. 2. Lacking; devoid of.
What is destitute?
300

Figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds.

What is an Allusion?

300

A brief story passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation 

What is ia folk tale

300
The noun form of the adjective 'flamboyant.'
What is 'flamboyace' or 'flamboyancy'?
300
bewail
What is to express deep regret or sorrow over?
400
V. 1. To coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise. 2. To gain by using sly persuasion or insincere praise.
What is wheedle?
400

A figure of speech in which something that is not human is given human characteristics. 

What is personification?

400

A brief story told to teach a moral lesson, many times believed to be ancient wisdom. 

What is a Parable 

400
The noun form of the verb 'detract.'
What is 'detractor'?
400
extol
What is to praise highly?
500
N. 1. a driving force; anything that causes and action. 2. Increased acttivity resulting from a driving force.
What is impetus?
500

setting aside skepticism to participate imaginatively in the work being read. 

What is suspension of disbelief?

500

A brief story, often animal characters, told to express a moral or idea. 

What is a fable

500
The adjective form of the noun 'vagabond.'
What is 'vagabond'?
500
insuperable
What is incapable of being overcome?
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