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Fables #1: Bieber
Vocabulary for pages 18-23
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| character | person or animal in a story, poem, or play |
| create | to make from one's own thought or imagination |
| culture (s) | a particular time in civilization or time period |
| dismay | dishearten thoroughly |
| fable | a story that teaches a life lesson |
| flat character | a character with a single trait or quality; not well developed. |
| idiom | a phrase that has a different meaning than its words really mean. |
| manger | a box or trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle |
| moral | a lesson or message about life told in a story. |
| period | large interval of time in the life of a person, or in history |
| personification | non-human story characters acting human (talking, feeling) |
| plot | the series of events in a story. |
| selfishly | concern or care only for oneself |
| symbol | something that represents something else. |