| A | B |
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| folk tale | a story made up by the common people of a country |
| myth | usually associated with Greeks and Romans, about gods and goddesses |
| moral | lesson or wise saying, often appears at the end of a fable |
| mortal | a being who must eventually die |
| legend | widely told story that may or may not be based on truth |
| personification | giving human qualities to an idea, an object, or an aspect of nature |
| inference | a conclusion based on evidence/clues |
| generalization | an idea or broad statement that covers many specific cases |
| sound generalization | a generalization drawn from FACTS |
| hasty generalization | a generalization drawn from insufficient facts or evidence |
| tall tale | a story told by a narrator; has a climax; usually humorous; HUGE EXAGGERATIONS |
