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Folktales and Fables Folktale traditional stories that have been - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Folktales and Fables Folktale traditional stories that have been - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Folktales and Fables Folktale traditional stories that have been passed down from one generation to the next by being told aloud. No matter what culture they came from, folktales usually have similar characteristics. Elements of a Folktale
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Elements of a Folktale
★ may have different versions ★ includes fantasy and magic\ ★ good vs. evil (good are rewarded) ★ indefinite setting (“long ago” or “once
upon a time”)
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Elements Continued
★ teaches lesson in life or nature ★ conflict is resolved “happily ever after” ★ royalty ★ certain #’s like 3 or 7 or 12 ★ characters are flat, one trait
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Elements Continued
★ exaggerated- hyperbole ★ personification- object or animals have
human traits
★ have trickery and unwise characters
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Fable
A story that has a moral or lesson (a type
- f fiction)
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Elements of Fables
★ feature animals who act like humans ★ ends with a clear moral message ★ reflect concerns of the people living in the
time the fables were made
★ Ex: Aesop’s Fables
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