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glossary of children's literary terms
It is a glossary of literary terms in the module one of the course
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Graduate
11/30/2018

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Allegory

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systematic representation of a particular set of beliefs by the use of another set of images/characters and/or events; the literal story or description represents an implied meaning often socio-political or religious.

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Beast Fable

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very short prose or verse narrative that has a non-specific species (ie horse or fly) who interact with the environment/each other/generic humans with the purpose of teaching a lesson that may/may not be clear at the end

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Cautionary Tale

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Cautionary Tale
work where a child breaks a rule and receives severe punishment for it, often death.

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Comic Book/Graphic Novel

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combination of sequential visual art and print text
-narrative form
-often controversial subject matter or approach

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Crossover Fantasy

Definition

-sub-genre
-primary world protagonists travel to a secondary world with different natural laws
-usually returning at the end of the story
-ie Harry Potter or Narnia

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Didacticism

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Didacticism
-the practice or quality of conveying a lesson
-didactic literature focuses on teaching audience a lesson

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Fantasy

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Fantasy
form of writing that contains characters, events, settings etc that most people in the normal world would deem impossible

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