Across
- 3. are fictional tales that explain the action of gods and heros or explain the natural phenomena
- 5. tradition passing along of stories
- 8. a type of figurattive language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
- 10. are breif stories or poems,usually with animal characters,that teach a lesson or moral that is stated directly at the end
- 11. tales were told not only to entertain,but also to communicate the shared ideas of a culture
- 12. the form of a language spoken by people of a particular region or group
Down
- 1. are stories often based on fact
- 2. a type of writing that is highly imaginative and contains elements that are not found in real life
- 4. an exaggeration or an overstatment
- 6. customs are the unique traditions or ways of lfe of a particular group
- 7. theme a message about life that can be understood by people of most cultures
- 9. endings because they do not turn out as you expect
- 13. involves suprising,intteresting,or amusing contradictions