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Oral Tradition KC 3rd
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English
10th Grade
03/16/2011

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Yarn
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Noun:thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
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Folk lore
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Noun:the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc
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Folk tale
Definition
NOun:a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, especially one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people;;
any belief or story passed on traditionally, especially one considered to be false or based on superstition.
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Folk Hero
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Noun:is a person, who may or may not have existed, and is famous and well liked by people, or people of a certain country
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Fairy Tale
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Noun:a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.
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Legend
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Noun:a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.
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Myth
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Noun:a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation
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Fable
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Noun,Verb:a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue; a story not founded on fact; to speak falsely; lie; talk about as if true
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Allegory
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Noun:a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another;
a symbolical narrative
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Allusion
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Noun:a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication
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Parable
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Noun:a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson;
a statement or comment that conveys a meaning indirectly by the use of comparison, analogy, or the like.
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Tall Tale
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Adjective:an exaggerated, unreliable story
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Ballad
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Noun:a narrative song with a recurrent refrain; a narrative poem in short stanzas of popular origin
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Epic
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Noun:long narrative poem recounting in elevated style the deeds of a legendary hero, esp one originating in oral folk tradition
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