| A | B |
|---|
| aphorisms | wise sayings |
| dramatic irony | reader knows more than the character |
| situational irony | outcome is the opposite of what is expected |
| broadsides | oversized one-page pamphlets |
| MLA | type of documentation |
| historical narratives | nonfiction accounts of historical events |
| plain style | Puritan literature characterized by a simple direct way of expressing ideas |
| creation myth | story that explains how the universe, earth and life on earth began |
| folk tale | simple stories that pass down culture, teach a lesson, or explain an unknown |
| archetypal character | type of person, like the trickster |
| myth | type of folk tale |
| trickster tale | folk tale about an animal or person who engages in trickery, violence, and magic |
| slave narrative | autobiographical account written by someone w endured the miseries of slavery |
