LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRADITIONAL LITERATURE
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A Fable
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A biography
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A Legend
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A Myth
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Detailed explanation-1: -Traditional Literature Examples There are countless examples of traditional literature originating in cultures throughout the world. Many of these stories are well known, including: Grimm’s Fairy Tales, African Folk Tales, The Iliad, The Odyssey, Robin Hood, King Arthur, and Norse mythology.
Detailed explanation-2: -Traditional literature comes in five different forms: folktales, fables, myths, epic and legendary heroes, and the Bible.
Detailed explanation-3: -Popular biographies are life histories written for a general readership. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer are two popular examples.
Detailed explanation-4: -The four basic types of folktales are allegories, fables, trickster tales, and fairy tales.