| A | B |
| Universal Theme | idea or situation common to different groups throughout history |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing sides or forces |
| trickster | animal character who relies on brains rather than strength or speed |
| motivation | reasons or motives why people/characters act the way they do |
| pious | adjective meaning good or virtuous |
| hubris | Greek word meaning exessive pride or arrogance |
| satire | writing that uses laughter and wit to criticize or ridicule human weaknesses |
| fable | a brief tale, in prose or verse, that teaches a lesson or moral, which is often written at the end of the tale |
| symbol | an object that stands for an ideal,but also has its own existence |
| appease | to satisfy |
| metamorphosis | change from one form into another |