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Transcript of Against the Clock Folk Literature Review Against the Clock Folk Literature Review Click to Continue.
DirectionsIt’s time to review the literary terms from
the folk literature unit!
This game contains a series of twenty questions. You will have twenty seconds to race against the clock and answer each question correctly.
Good Luck! Don’t let the clock beat you!
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proverb
The saying “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink” is an example of what?
Question 1
parable proverb folk songfable
What do you call the stories passed down through generations that are
often based on real events or characters from long ago?
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legends
Question 2
legends fables folk tales parables
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Question 3
The Odyssey is an example of what type of folk literature?
epicfolk tale epic tall tale legend
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archetype
Question 4
What is the term for a story, character, motif, or theme that represents a
familiar pattern repeated throughout literature and across cultures?
invocationin medias
resepithet archetype
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What do you call stories, such as “Cinderella,” that deal with
mischievous spirits and other supernatural occurrences?
fairy tales
Question 5
fables fairy tales folk talestall tales
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nemesis
Question 6
Which word from mythology means “someone who wants to bring
about vengeance”?
trickster meander nemesis epithet
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myths
Question 7
What are traditional stories, rooted in particular cultures, that deal
with gods and supernatural beings as well as human heroes?
epics fables legends myths
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motif
Question 8
What is the term for any element that occurs in one or more works
of literature or art?
motif epithet symbol invocation
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invocation
Question 9
In an epic, what is the term for when the narrator starts with a plea to
the Muse, or goddess of poetry, for inspiration?
epithet invocationepic simile
narcissism
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parables
Question 10
What are very brief stories told to teach moral lessons?
fables myths parables folk tales
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folk tales
Question 11
What are brief stories passed by word of mouth from generation to
generation?
folk tales tall tales myths parables
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narcissism
Question 12
Which word means “to love oneself”?
invocationin medias
resnarcissism stoicism
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folk songs
Question 13
What do you call traditional or composed songs typically made up of
stanzas, a refrain, and a simple melody?
epicsongs
lullabiesmythicalsongs
folk songs
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Homer
Question 14
Who is credited with composing The Iliad and The Odyssey?
HomerJacob and
Wilhem Grimm
WalkerBrents
Zitkala-Sa
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epithets
Question 15
What are brief descriptive phrases that emphasize an important
characteristic of a person or thing?
invocations epithetsepic
similesmetaphors
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spirituals
Question 16
What are religious songs from the African-American folk tradition?
divinities parablesmythicalsongs
spirituals
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in medias res
Question 17
What is the term for when the narrator begins telling the tale in the middle of things, and fills in earlier details later?
invocationin medias
resstoicism archetype
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fable
Question 18
What is a brief story, often with animal characters, told to express
morals?
fable parable tall tale legend
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tall tale
Question 19
What is a lighthearted or humorous folk tale that often contains highly exaggerated, unrealistic elements?
fairy tale folk tale tall tale legend
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trickster
Question 20
A(n) _____, who is either an animal or a shape-shifter, is a cunning or deceptive character who not only annoys the gods, but is also often responsible for bringing
important gifts to humanity.
antagonist epithet character trickster