Traditional Literature Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. an author uses an object, person, or event to represent a bigger idea
  2. 6. slightly different version
  3. 10. 6th c. Greek storyteller who wrote fables
  4. 12. anonymous, timeless, placeless tale passed orally from generation to generation as a tradition
  5. 16. fixed expression with a nonliteral meaning; ex.: sour grapes, crying wolf
  6. 17. spoken rather than written
  7. 18. story about or with fairies and magical creatures
  8. 20. something passed down from generation to generation
  9. 21. a journey in search of something of great value
  10. 22. over exaggeration not taken literally
  11. 24. main character
  12. 25. when the opposite of what is supposed to happen happens; fire truck catches on fire
Down
  1. 1. a teaching or practical lesson
  2. 2. character in conflict with the hero
  3. 4. a traditional story that explains a natural or social phenomenon
  4. 5. fundamental beliefs or ideas that resonate across different cultures and societies, reflecting shared human experiences
  5. 7. indirect reference to somebody or something
  6. 8. story line; main events of novel
  7. 9. story coming down from the past - an unverified story
  8. 11. story based completely on imagination and not possible
  9. 12. animals are used to teach a lesson; stories that explain how things came to be
  10. 13. humorous imitation; spoof
  11. 14. something coming before
  12. 15. a why and how story (sometimes Origin Story)
  13. 19. cautionary tale; a character is punished for a trait or an action that displeases the gods, teaches a lesson, or explanation of how something in the world came to be
  14. 23. conjuring trick, inexplicable things; supposed supernatural power