unit 3

• Traditional literature includes fables, folktales, myths, fairy tales, legends, and tall tales.
• Folktales are short stories that have been passed down from generation to generation.
• Fairy tales, legends, myths, fables, and tall tales are all examples of folk tales.
• A fable is a short folktale that involves personified animals, meaning animals acting like a person or people and teaching a lesson or moral.
• Examples of fables include Aesop's fables, The Tortoise and the hare, and the boy who cried wolf.
• Myths are folktales that explain something about the world, such as frightening or mysterious natural forces.
• Examples of myths include Orpheus, Venus, and the Midas touch.
• A legend is a folktale that usually has some connection to a real historical person or event, combining factual and fictional elements.
• Robin Hood, King Arthur, and the knights of the round table are examples of different legends.
• Tall tales are folktales with unbelievable exaggeration, told as if it were true and meant to be humorous.
• Pecos, spill, Paul Bunyon, and Johnny Appleseed are examples of tall tales.
• Fairy tales are folk tales that usually take place in a magical land ruled by royalty and the characters are either good or evil, like Cinderella, Snow White, and many of the Disney movies.
• Traditional literature includes fables, folktales, myths, fairy tales, legends, and tall tales.
• Folktales are short stories that have been passed down from generation to generation.
• Fairy tales, legends, myths, fables, and tall tales are all examples of folk tales.
• A fable is a short folktale that involves personified animals, meaning animals acting like a person or people and teaching a lesson or moral.
• Examples of fables include Aesop's fables, The Tortoise and the hare, and the boy who cried wolf.
• Myths are folktales that explain something about the world, such as frightening or mysterious natural forces.
• Examples of myths include Orpheus, Venus, and the Midas touch.
• A legend is a folktale that usually has some connection to a real historical person or event, combining factual and fictional elements.
• Robin Hood, King Arthur, and the knights of the round table are examples of different legends.
• Tall tales are folktales with unbelievable exaggeration, told as if it were true and meant to be humorous.
• Pecos, spill, Paul Bunyon, and Johnny Appleseed are examples of tall tales.
• Fairy tales are folk tales that usually take place in a magical land ruled by royalty and the characters are either good or evil, like Cinderella, Snow White, and many of the Disney movies.
• Allusion is a literary device often used to create a sense of realism and connect readers to the story through elements of the real world.
• Allusion is a literary device often used to create a sense of realism and connect readers to the story through elements of the real world.
• Addiction in writing refers to the choice of words and style of the writing, which can be formal, informal, or colloquial.
• Formal diction is when you use a more formal or higher class way of speaking, often used in books meant for an educated audience or characters of a higher class.
• Personification is the act of giving human-like characteristics to non-human things.
• Imagery is the use of visually descriptive or figurative language in a story to create a clearer image in the reader's mind.
• Juxtaposition is the act of putting contrasting elements next to each other in order to amplify them.
• Foreshadowing is the use of hints and clues to indicate what's to come in a novel.
• Foreshadowing is the use of hints and clues to indicate what's to come in a novel.
• Imagery is the use of visually descriptive or figurative language in a story to create a clearer image in the reader's mind.
• Personification is the act of giving human-like characteristics to non-human things.
• Juxtaposition is the act of putting contrasting elements next to each other in order to amplify them.
• Informal diction is when characters or the writer speaks directly to everyday people in a relaxed, informal, and natural way.
• Addiction in writing refers to the choice of words and style of the writing, which can be formal, informal, or colloquial.
• Slang diction is when new coined words or phrases are used, often reflecting the language of the time and place the story is set in.
• Alliteration is a literary device used to create a rhythm in writing, often seen in titles and poetry.