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Unit 5 Folk Literature
- Oral Tradition in print pg. 269
- Myths
- Fictional tales that explore the
actions of gods and heros or
explain why things are a certian
way in the natural world
- Ancient Greece and Rome
mythology, also known as
classical mythology
- Ancient Greece and Rome
mythology, also known as
classical mythology
- Fictional tales that explore the
actions of gods and heros or
explain why things are a certian
way in the natural world
- Folk Songs
- Present the ideas ,
values, feelings and
beliefs of a culture in
musical form
- Present the ideas ,
values, feelings and
beliefs of a culture in
musical form
- Folk Tales
- Stories that often
deal with heros,
adventure, magic
or romance
- Stories that often
deal with heros,
adventure, magic
or romance
- Legends
- Traditional,
farmiliar stories
about the past
- Traditional,
farmiliar stories
about the past
- Fables
- Brief stories or poems
that teach lessons, or
morals
- Brief stories or poems
that teach lessons, or
morals
- Myths
- Elements of F.L pg. 628
- Themes
- Universal:
expresses
insights about
life that can be
understood by
people of most
cultures
- Culturally Specific:
reflect local
coustoms and belifs
- Universal:
expresses
insights about
life that can be
understood by
people of most
cultures
- Purpose
- Teach an important life
lesson
- Explain something
in nature
- Entertain or
amuse
- Teach an important life
lesson
- Forms
- Folk Tales
- Fairy tales
- Fables
- Wise Sayings
- Folk Songs
- Legends
- Myths
- Folk Tales
- Themes
- Analyzing Structure and Theme
pg. 630
- Stated and Implied Theme
- Themes in F.L are expressed in
many different ways In a
fable the theme is often
stated at the end of the story
as a moral, or lesson
- Themes in F.L are expressed in
many different ways In a
fable the theme is often
stated at the end of the story
as a moral, or lesson
- Common Themes in F.L
- Often, those
who seem
foolish are
actually wise
- Too much
pride can
lead to a
fall
- Wisdom comes
through suffering
- The virtues of kindness,
generosity, and modesty are
stronger than their
opposites-cruelty, greed, and
pride
- An unappealing outward
appearance may disguise
a noble soul
- Often, those
who seem
foolish are
actually wise
- Simple Diction
- Diction is an author's choice of
words, phrases, and sentence
structure. The simple diction in
much of F.L is characterized by plain,
common words, everyday language,
and simple sentence construction
- Diction is an author's choice of
words, phrases, and sentence
structure. The simple diction in
much of F.L is characterized by plain,
common words, everyday language,
and simple sentence construction
- Patterns
- Many folk stories
begin with simple
pharases such as
Once upon a time,
Long ago in a
far-of land
- Threes
- Many folk stories
begin with simple
pharases such as
Once upon a time,
Long ago in a
far-of land
- Archetypes
- An archetype is an element
that recurs regularly in
literature and has similar
meanings to people of
different cultures and eras
- An archetype is an element
that recurs regularly in
literature and has similar
meanings to people of
different cultures and eras
- Repetition
- The repetition of events, lines of
dialogue, descriptions, and sound
patterns is a familiar element in
F,L
- A refrain, often found in folk
songs and poems, is the
repetition of a phrase, line, or
verse at regular intervals in the
text
- A refrain, often found in folk
songs and poems, is the
repetition of a phrase, line, or
verse at regular intervals in the
text
- The repetition of events, lines of
dialogue, descriptions, and sound
patterns is a familiar element in
F,L
- Symbols and Theme
- A symbol is a person,
place or object that
represents something
beyond it's literal
meaning
- A symbol is a person,
place or object that
represents something
beyond it's literal
meaning
- Stated and Implied Theme
- Characteristics of F.L pg. 629
- Fantasy
- Writing that is highly
imaginative and
contains elements not
found in real life
- Writing that is highly
imaginative and
contains elements not
found in real life
- Personification
- Type of figurative
language in which a
nonhuman subject
is given human
characteristics
- Type of figurative
language in which a
nonhuman subject
is given human
characteristics
- Dialect
- Form of language spoken by
people of a particular region or
group
- Form of language spoken by
people of a particular region or
group
- Hyperbole
- Exaggeration or overstated
- Exaggeration or overstated
- Irony
- Involves surprises, unexpected
events, and interesting or
amusing contradictions
- Involves surprises, unexpected
events, and interesting or
amusing contradictions
- Fantasy
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