LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRADITIONAL LITERATURE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Gods and Goddesses Explains natural events Good=Reward / Bad=Punishment Hero’s Quest (Mission)
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Based on real people from history Heroic deed/action Everyday personiFication mixed with facts
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Can be based on a real lifeLinked to a historic time periodProblems solved in a funny wayExaggerated story, uses hyperboles
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Ends with a lesson or moralIt’s a short storyAnimals are personifiedSetting is typically outside
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Royalty and AnimalsGood vs. EvilMagical ElementsRepresentation of 3 and 7Happily Ever After
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Detailed explanation-1: -Fables are short and basic, without too much detail about how the characters/setting look like. Fables have a moral lesson and teach us what we should and should not do. Usually there is a good character who does the right thing and follows the lesson.
Detailed explanation-2: -A fable is a story that features animals, plants or forces of nature which are anthropomorphised (given human qualities). A fable always ends with a ‘moral’. This is the lesson that is intended to be learnt through reading the story. One of the most famous fables is The Hare and the Tortoise.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to our ancient sources, the fable’s use of animals primarily serves to underscore the fictionality and lightness of the stories. The risibility of the humanized animal allows the fable to make its point without boring or insulting an addressee.
Detailed explanation-4: -Fables are fiction. Fables are short and have few characters. Characters are often animals with human attributes. Fables are just one story. The setting can be anywhere. A lesson or moral is taught and is sometimes stated at the end of the story.