| A | B |
|---|
| A brief story in prose or verse that teaches a moral or gives a practical lesson about how to get along in life. | Fables |
| Aesop’s Fables/ “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” | Fables |
| Folk Tale | A story with no known author, which originally was passed on from one generation to another by word of mouth. |
| Hansel and Gretel | Folk Tale |
| Myth | A story that explains something about the world and typically involves gods or other super human beings. |
| Legend | A story that has been passed down for generations, especially one that is presented as history but is unlikely to be true. |
| King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table | Legend |
| Tall Tale | An improbable (unusual, incredible or fanciful) story. |
| Paul Bunion | Tall Tale |
| Fairy Tale | An interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse. |
| Simile | a comparison between two unlike things using like or as |
| Metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things where one thing is said to be another (not using like or as) |
| Figurative Language | language is used in a story or novel to create images in your mind. |
| Drawing Conclusions | reaching a decision based on evidence explained in the story or novel. |
