Fables and MythsFables and Myths

Shining StarShining Star

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FablesFables

What are fables?What are fables?

Fables are narrated stories Fables are narrated stories intended to teach a lesson. intended to teach a lesson. Usually stories include animals Usually stories include animals that act and talk like humans.that act and talk like humans.

MythMyth

What is myth?What is myth?

Narratives that presents part of the Narratives that presents part of the beliefs of a group of people or explains beliefs of a group of people or explains a practice.a practice.

What myths do you know from your What myths do you know from your culture? or what myths did you hear culture? or what myths did you hear about before coming to the USA?about before coming to the USA?

Fiction versus Fiction versus NonfictionNonfiction Fiction = something invented by the Fiction = something invented by the

imaginationimagination Nonfiction = true accounts or storiesNonfiction = true accounts or stories

– realreal– true-lifetrue-life– factualfactual

What are some fiction and nonfiction What are some fiction and nonfiction stories you remember?stories you remember?

GenreGenre

What is genre?What is genre? Genre are categoriesGenre are categories LiteratureLiterature

– children, adult, fables, myths, children, adult, fables, myths, legends, fairy taleslegends, fairy tales

PaintingsPaintings– impressionist, renaissance, impressionist, renaissance,

contemporary, baroque contemporary, baroque

Purpose of SelectionPurpose of Selection

What is the purpose of the story or What is the purpose of the story or selection?selection?

What are you supposed to learn?What are you supposed to learn? What does the author want you to What does the author want you to

learn?learn?

How can you define “purpose of How can you define “purpose of selection”?selection”?– MoralMoral

Literary ElementsLiterary Elements

Component or part of:Component or part of:– literature or storybookliterature or storybook– relates ideas together using relates ideas together using

different formsdifferent forms PersonificationPersonification Point of viewPoint of view OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia ForeshadowingForeshadowing

Figurative LanguageFigurative Language similesimile: a comparison between two unlike things using : a comparison between two unlike things using

the the words words likelike or or asas..exampleexample: Her skin was as white as snow. He is hungry : Her skin was as white as snow. He is hungry as a as a horse.horse.

personificationpersonification: something non-human is given : something non-human is given human human qualities.qualities.

exampleexample: The wind screamed. The sun touched us.: The wind screamed. The sun touched us.

metaphormetaphor: makes a comparison by saying that : makes a comparison by saying that something IS something IS something else.something else.exampleexample: Frank was a snake. The vacant field was a : Frank was a snake. The vacant field was a desert.desert.

hyperbolehyperbole: a great exaggeration.: a great exaggeration.exampleexample: She’s the happiest person in the universe.: She’s the happiest person in the universe.

He’s the strongest man in the world.He’s the strongest man in the world.