Fables/Epics/Folktales Chapter Flashcards
(52 cards)
From “The Pumpkin Seeds”
Of the two brothers, which one is the greedy one?
The older brother
From “The Pumpkin Seeds”
What kind deed does the poorer brother perform?
The poorer brother helps fix the broken leg of a baby swallow
From “The Pumpkin Seeds”
What is his reward for this deed?
The younger brother gets a pumpkin seed as a reward and when he cuts open the pumpkins he gets treasures and servants
From “The Pumpkin Seeds”
How does the greedy brother respond to these events?
He breaks a swallows leg and hopes to get the same treasures as his brother
From “The Pumpkin Seeds”
What is the older brother’s reward?
He gets demons, money collectors, and a stream of muddy waters that cover his fields. He got bad things for being greedy.
From “The Tortoise and the Osprey”
What kind of story is this?
Myth and fable
From “The Tortoise and the Osprey”
Where did this folktale originate?
Africa
From “The Tortoise and the Osprey”
What does Kamba the tortoise want to do? Why?
He wants to fly to see his friend, the Osprey
From “The Tortoise and the Osprey”
What creature taunts Kamba about his inability to fly?
The Chameleon taunts Kamba about his inability to fly.
From “The Tortoise and the Osprey”
Kamba’s scheme involves what gift for Osprey?
A gift of tobacco
From “The Tortoise and the Osprey”
How was Kamba altered physically as a result of his scheme?
he got a cracked shell with a criss-cross pattern
Who is the Foil to Kamba?
His wife
What is a foil?
a charcter emphasizing another character’s opposing traits
What word means a character that lacks complexity and not much is known about them?
Flat character
What is the theme of the Iliad?
Fate and the inevitability of death
What word means a culture’s beliefs, customs, and stories passed along by word of mouth?
Folklore
What word means a short tale, anonymous, by word of mouth?
Folktale
What are brief, fanciful stories that present a moral to teach character and life wisdom through practical examples?
Fable
What is the most common type of fable?
Beast Fable
What is a fictional story set in an indefinite time and place containing an element of the fantastic or magical?
Fairy Tale
What explains specific aspects of life of the natural world?
Myths
What word means culture says how the world is what it is?
Mythology
What word means long stylized narrative poems celebrating the deeds of a great national or ethnic hero of legend?
Epics
What are the 4 characteristics of content?
The setting is large
Hero larger than life
The presence of the supernatural
The hero must encounter a battle or a long journey
