Show:
Literary Terms
Folk Tales
Myths
Fables
Fantasy/Tall Tales/Legends
100
the passing of stories from generation to generation by word of mouth
What is the oral tradition?
100
"He Lion, Bruh Bear and Bruh Rabbit" were all scared of ___________________.
Who is Man
100
Daedalus in the story, "Wings" was a __________ and a ____________( careers).
What is an artist and an inventor.
100
He was a Greek slave and wrote a vast number of fables.
Who is Aesop?
100
details that are not realistic in a story are known as _____________ _________________.
What are fantastic elements?
200
the form of a language spoken by a people of a particular group or region
What is dialect?
200
"Why the Tortoise's Shell is Not Smooth" is a folk tale but it could also be called a _____________________.
What is an "origin" tale.
200
Who killed the Minotaur in "Wings" and who was he?
Who is Theseus and he was a prince of Athens
200
The moral of the story, The Tortoise and the Hare" is ___________________.
What is "Slow and Steady wins the race"?
200
In "James and The Giant Peach", what were the things that the mysterious old man gave James? They were called _____________ _________________.
What are "Crocodile tongues"?
300
stories based on facts, however they may tend to be more fictional when describing a character's actions, usually exaggerated
What are legends?
300
In "The Stone", Mabon wished to never grown old. What made him change his wish or mind?
What is all things stopped growing.
300
The myth, "Arachne" explains how __________came to be. This could be called an origin tale also.
What are spiders?
300
a fable always has this message at the end.
What is a moral?
300
This legendary figure was called "King of the Wild Frontier" _______________ ________________.
Who was "Davy Crockett"?
400
an exaggeration or overstatement
What is hyperbole?
400
"Doc Rabbit, Bruh Fox, and Tar Baby is a folk tale. It could also be recognized as a _____________ ___________.
What is a trickster Tale.
400
Who punished Arachne for being conceited or vain about her skills?
Who is the goddess, Athene?
400
This story's moral was "You can't very well be king of beasts if there arent any".
What is "The Tiger Who Would Be King"?
400
This legendary figure roped a tornado. ___________ ________________ and had a girlfriend, Slewfoot Sue.
Who was Pecos Bill?
500
a reference to a well known person, place, event or literary work ina literary selection
What is an allusion?
500
Who was the trickster in "Doc Rabbit, Bruh Fox and Tar Baby"?
Who was Doc Rabbit
500
Poseidon, god of the sea, and Athene, goddess of wisdom, and warfare had a contest in which they tried to give Greece the most useful gift. Poseidon created horses, and Athene created _____ ______. Greece chose Athene and named the city, Athens for her.
What are olive trees?
500
Fables often have a message about life that can be understood by many people of all cultures. This is known as ___________ ______________.
What is universal Theme?
500
In "James and the Giant Peach", James spoke with five creatures . Name all of them.
What is a grasshopper, a ladybug, a spider, a centipede and a earthworm?