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| A universal figure in the myths and folk tales of many cultures who uses cunning to get the better of others who are usually bigger and stronger than he or she. |
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| Universal Archetypal Figure |
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| A pattern that appears in literature across cultures and is repeated through the ages, an can be a character, a plot, and image, or a setting. |
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| A type of moral tale, from the oral tradition, that does not have a resolution but instead ends with a question posed to the audience. |
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| Chain Tale or Cumulative Tale |
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| A type of folk tale that contains minimal plot, much repetition and rhythm, and a pattern that ties the tale together. |
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| A repeated word, phrase, line, or group of lines. |
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| A short saying that expresses a common truth or experience, usually about human failings and the ways that people interact with one another. |
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| The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another. |
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