| A | B |
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| oral tradition | types of stories that were told from person to person by word of mouth |
| theme | a central idea or message revealed in a story |
| universal theme | a theme repeated across many cultures throughout time |
| moral | a lesson about life |
| heroes | male figures who are larger-than-life |
| heroines | female figures who are larger-than-life |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| personification | giving human characteristics to nonhuman subjects |
| allusion | reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art |
| myths | tales that explain the actions of gods, goddesses, and heroes |
| legends | traditional stories about the past based on real-life events |
| folk tales | stories about ordinary people |
| tall tales | folk tales that use hyperbole for comic effect |
| fables | brief stories that feature talking animals that end with a moral |
| epics | long narrative poems about a hero on a journey |
| quest | dangerous journey |
