elements of folktales and structure and theme

Question 1

oral traditon

Answer 1

stories handed down through generations by word of mouth

Question 2

cultural perspective

Answer 2

the storytellers view of the world

Question 3

themes

Answer 3

the general message or idea about life that a story conveys

Question 4

moral

Answer 4

a lesson about life, stated directly, at the end of the work

Question 5

myths

Answer 5

a tale that focuses on gods, goddesses, and heros

Question 6

legends

Answer 6

traditional stories that are based on real life events

Question 7

tall tales

Answer 7

a tale about a central hero who performs impossible feats

Question 8

folk tales

Answer 8

a tale dealing with real people or magical characters

Question 9

fables

Answer 9

brief stories or poems (often feature animals that can talk)

Question 10

epics

Answer 10

long narrative poems important to the history of a nation or culture

Question 11

satsted themes

Answer 11

a theme that is directly stated at some point in the story

Question 12

implied themes

Answer 12

themes that reveal themselves through details in the setting, characters and plot of the story

Question 13

universal themes

Answer 13

themes that are repeated across many cultures over many time periods

Question 14

repetition

Answer 14

folk literature that features the repeating of events, dialogue, sound, and description

Question 15

patterns

Answer 15

folk literature sharing a common pattern or repeated element

Question 16

archetypes

Answer 16

an element regularly occurring in literature around the world and throughout history

Question 17

flat characters

Answer 17

characters that show only one main trait