Two Legs or One? Studying Flashcards
Folktales
Stories that are passed along by word of mouth from generation to generation.
Trickster
A character who goes against acceptable behavior and attempts to fool another character, often for selfish reasons.
Mood
The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates through descriptive words, imagery, and figurative language.
Tone
How writers and tellers of tales express their attitude towards their subject.
Exaggeration
An extreme overstatement.
Irony
A contrast in which reality is the opposite of what it seems to be.
Scurry
(of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps.
Procession
a number of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly fashion, especially as part of a ceremony or festival.
Dignified
having or showing a composed or serious manner that is worthy of respect.
Upright
(of a person) sitting or standing with the back straight.
Humor
the quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech.
