Copy of Traditional Literature

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

TRADITIONAL LITERATURE

TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS
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FOLKTALES

  • Cinderella, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast
  • Red Riding Hood
  • Sleeping Beauty
  • Rumplestiltskin
  • Hansel and Gretel and the Three Little Pigs
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CHARACTERISTICS

  • Based on oral tradition
  • Anytime and anyplace
  • Common ending
  • Often magical
  • Typically evil is defeated
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FABLES

  • Tortoise and Hare
  • Lion and the Mouse
  • Town Mouse and Country Mouse
  • Fox and Grapes
  • Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

CHARACTERISTICS

  • Have a moral
  • Meant to entertain
  • Brief poetic tales
  • Animal characteristics
  • Poke fun of human characteristics
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MYTHS

  • Found in most cultures
  • Used to explain the world
  • Used to explain creation and people
  • Sacred or religious beliefs
  • Main characters are animals, humans, or deities
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LEGENDS

  • Beowulf
  • Robin Hood
  • King Arthur
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CHARACTERISTICS

  • May be based on a person or event of historical significance
  • More secular then regilious
  • Principle characters are human
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NURSERY RHYMES

  • Jack And Jill
  • Hey Diddle, Diddle
  • Peter Piper
  • Three Blind Mice
  • Ring Around the Rosie

CHARACTERISTICS

  • Rhyme, rhythm, repetition, humor, alliteration, exaggeration
  • Humorous stories that rhyme
  • Told to young children
  • Nonsense verse

TALL TALES

  • Johnny Appleseed
  • Paul Bunyan
  • Dave Crockett
  • Pecos Bill
  • Daniel Boone
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CHARACTERISTICS

  • American Tales
  • Exaggerated claims reflecting hardships of settlers
  • Reflect frontier idealism
  • Fictional heroes and heroines based upon real people
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"THE BABOONS UMBRELLA"

AFRICAN FOLKTALE
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