A fictional, traditional story passed down orally through generations, often anonymously, from one teller to another
What is a tall tale?
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
A very short story featuring 3 or less animals. Teaches a lesson or a moral.
What is a fable?
The story's main character who drives the action of a story.
What is the protagonist?
Replaces a noun. Helps avoid repetition.
What is a pronoun?
A folktale featuring a clever, mischievous, and often amoral character who uses wit, cunning, and deceit to outsmart others or overcome challenges. These stories are found worldwide in various cultural traditions and often feature animal characters with human traits.
What is a Trickster Tale?
The character or force that opposes the protagonist and creates conflict.
What is the antagonist?
Connects words, phrases, or clauses
What is a conjunction?
A tale that often begins with "once upon a time," has royalty, is usually based in a castle or forest. The main problem is always good versus evil.
What is a fairy tale?
What is an archetype?
What is a prepostion?
Name these TWO other types of folktales.
The first deals with Gods and Goddesses.
The second has people and animals.
Both explain how or why something in nature came to be. Sometimes they also teach a lesson.
What are Myths and Legends?
A fictional, traditional story, originally passed down through generations by a storyteller.
What is a folktale?
A word used to describe action, state of being, or occurence.
An extra hidden 500 if you can name all three types!
What is a verb?
What is action, helping, and linking?