Literary Terms
The sequence of events that make up a story
What is plot?
The race is not always to the swift OR Slow and steady wins the race.
What is "The Tortoise and the Hare?"
He hid in basket in a canoe.
Who is Maui?
This myth explains how this animal got stripes.
What is the zebra?
The name of the toad
Who is Bobok?
The struggle between two forces that drives the story forward. (i.e. man vs. man)
What is conflict?
There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach.
What is "The Fox and the Grapes?"
They tried to claim parts of the fish for themselves.
Who are Maui's brothers?
The name of the zebra.
Who is Vusi?
The first type of bird the people sent.
What is a sparrow?
The perspective (I.e. third person, first person)
What is point of view?
It is one thing to say that something should be done, but quite a different matter to do it.
What is "Belling the Cat?"
He used this as a hook.
What is a jawbone?
The myth explains how this animal got a bump on their behinds.
Who is the baboon?
The second type of bird the people sent.
What is a swallow?
The central idea of a literary work. (In the fables unit, it was the moral.)
What is the theme?
In a pinch, a good use of our wits may help us out.
What is "The Crow and the Pitcher?"
The myth explains the birth of this island.
What is North Island (or what is New Zealand)?
The myth is a story of these people.
The name of the king of the rain.
Who is Yuku?
A literary device that gives human characteristics to non-human things, such as animals.
What is anthropomorphism?
A kindness is never wasted
What is "The Lion and the Mouse?"
The myth is a story of this people.
What is Maori? (will accept Polynesian)
The name of the river.
What is the Umfolozi River?
Who are the Yaqui?