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: -They were portrayed as men or women, but they were thought to be immortal and to hold special powers. The gods could exercise their powers on one another and on human beings as they wished, for their own vengeance or pleasure.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Heroes in Greek Mythology were men and women of special strength, courage, or ability. They were often of divine* ancestry and were noted for performing superhuman and brave acts.
Detailed explanation-4: -hero and villain: good vs. Evil. superpower/ supernatural. gods/goddess. try to explain the world. teaches a moral.