| A | B |
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| oral tradition | the passing of stories from generation to generation by word of mouth |
| universal theme | message about life that can be understood by all cultures |
| fantasy | a type of highly imaginative writing that contains elements not found in real life |
| personification | a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics |
| irony | surprising, interesting or amusing contradictions when things do not turn out as expected at the end of a story |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration or overstatement |
| dialect | the form of a language spoken by a particular group or region |
| moral | the lesson stated at the end of a fable |
| folk tales | stories handed down from generation to generation that deal with romance, adventure, magic or heroes. |
| myths | explain the actions of the gods and goddesses, usually explain natural phenomena such as the weather |
| Aesop | a Greek slave who wrote a vast number of fables |
| legends | based on facts, however they exaggerate the actions fo the character |
| fables | stories with animals that teach a lesson |
| allusion | reference to a well know place, person, event or literary work |
| folk literature | includes folk tales, fables, myths, legends, folk songs and fairy tales |
| tall tale | Pecos Bill |
| Myth | Wings |
| fantasy | James and the Giant Peach |
| Legend | Davy Crockett |
| The Crippled Boy | Vietnamese Folk Tale |
