LITERATURE QUESTIONS
FOLK LITERATURE
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a type of poem that has rhyming couplets
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a type of biographic novel based on someone’s life
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A long narrative story
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a body of sacred or traditional texts that are used to explain a belief or natural happening
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Detailed explanation-1: -Elicit from them that myths-like other stories-contain the following elements: characters, setting, conflict, plot, and resolution. In addition, myths usually explained some aspect of nature or accounted for some human action. Frequently, myths also included a metamorphosis, a change in shape or form.
Detailed explanation-2: -A myth is a sacred story that reflects and reinforces a community’s worldview. Myths explain the fundamentals of human existence, explain where everything we know comes from, why we are here, where we are going, and even our existential purpose.
Detailed explanation-3: -They are our spiritual legacy. Sacred Myths gives equal importance and credence to each religion, conveying the message that there are many paths to truth and all deserve respect. Sacred Myths includes a brief explanation of each religion, suggested reading list, glossary of terms and a pronunciation key.