Unit 8: Introduction to Folk Literature

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  1. myth
    a traditional story serving to explain a world view
    A myth is a traditional story that usually presents supernatural events involving gods and heroes.
  2. creation
    the act of starting something for the first time
    A creation myth tells how the world and human beings came to exist.
  3. origin
    the source of something's existence or from which it derives
    An origin myth, or nature myth, is a story that explains objects or events in the natural world.
  4. hero
    the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
    A hero myth tells of the deeds and adventures of a hero.
  5. quest
    the act of searching for something
    The plots of hero myths often involve battles with monsters and the adventurous journeys known as quests.
  6. legend
    a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
    A legend is a traditional story that is popularly thought of as historical but lacks evidence to verify that the events occurred.
  7. oral
    using speech rather than writing
    Many legends begin as oral histories, or stories that are passed from generation to generation orally.
  8. folktale
    a traditional story or legend circulated by word of mouth
    Folk tales are stories passed by word of mouth from generation to generation.
  9. trickster
    a mischievous supernatural being (often a stock character)
    One common type of folk tale is the trickster tale. The trickster character, which can be a human or an animal with speech and other human traits, has two sides.
  10. fable
    a short moral story
    A fable is a brief story that frequently includes animal characters and a moral.
Created on Wed Feb 17 16:21:19 EST 2021 (updated Wed Feb 24 09:13:59 EST 2021)

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