LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY
GENRE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
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Tall Tale
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A very short story with personified animals and a moral.
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has gods/goddesses and usually accounts for the creation of something.
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Set in the Wild West, the American frontier; Main characters skills/size/strength is greatly exaggerated (hyperbole); Exaggeration is humorous.
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Based on a real person or place; facts are stretched beyond non-fiction; exaggerated in a serious way.
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has magic and/or talking animals; often starts with “Once upon a time ____ “ and ends with “happily ever after"; like fantasy but much older.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Tall tales are usually humorous stories that revolve around a central character. There aren’t many minor characters present. The larger-than-life protagonist has extreme characteristics that set them apart from other characters in the story. These main characters are usually based loosely on real people.
Detailed explanation-2: -A tall tale is a type of American folktale with exaggerated characters, adventures and events. Tall tales tell the story of one amazing person and how they used their talents to save us all, similar to a legend. Some tall tales have become so ingrained in American culture that they take on a mythological role.
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