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Oral Tradition
Define the words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Theme | is a central idea, message, or insight that a story reveals |
| Moral | is a lesson about life that is taught by a story |
| Heroes/Heroines | are larger-than-life figures whose virtues and deeds are often celebrated on stories from the oral tradition. |
| Storytelling | calls on the talents and personality of the teller bring the narrative of life |
| Hyperbole | the use of exaggeration or overstatement. |
| Personification | the giving of human characteristics to a non human subject |
| Myths | are ancient tales that describe the action of gods, goddesses, and the hero who interact with them |
| Legends | are traditional stories about the past |
| Folk tales | tell about ordinary people |
| Tall Tales | are folk tales that contain hyperbole |
| Fables | are brief animal stories that contains personification. |
| Epics | are long narrative poems about a hero who engages in a dangerous journey |