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