Epics
This epic originated in Ancient Sumeria and was originally written in cuneiform.
What is The Epic of Gilgamesh?
When writers give animals human-like characteristics, it is known as this.
What is animism?
These men wrote a Cinderella very different than the Disney version you know and love.
Who are The Brothers Grimm?
A broad genre of literature based on unreality; Made up people, places, and things.
What is fiction?
This part of speech commonly acts as the subject of a sentence.
What are nouns?
Gilgamesh is often described as this kind of character given his god-like traits.
What is an epic hero?
This is the reason fables were given a nondescript setting.
What is so that any person in any place can relate to it?
Fairytales were popularized in this court during the 17th century.
What is the French court?
Lacking distinctive characteristics or information.
What is nondescript?
These verbs possess an -ing ending and function as a noun.
What are gerunds?
Don Quixote's epic is an example of this form of writing.
What is parody?
Through highlighting desirable and undesirable characteristics, fables tend to teach us a lesson, otherwise known as a...
What is a moral?
This man is the first to be accredited with writing down fairytales in a collection.
Who is Charles Perrault?
Attributing human characteristics to non-human things.
What is personification?
In English: a, an, and the function as this part of speech.
What is an article?
Ancient Sumeria is better known to us as this modern country.
What is Iraq?
This man was famous for his fables.
Who is Aesop?
This is the time and place where fairy tales first became popular.
What is 17th-century France?
This style of writing attempts to imitate other genres, but is deliberately exaggerated for comedic effect.
What is parody?
In this sentence, "Carly walked into class late," the italicized words are known as a...
What is a prepositional phrase?
Write a short explanation of Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote.
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Explain the original importance of oral tradition in story telling.
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Write down as many fairy tale characteristics as you can recall.
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A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.
What is an epic?
In the sentence, "Our cat caught a mouse," the italicized words are a...
What is a direct object?