Imaginative Literature

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Imaginative Literature

• Language Arts 4.3.1
• Describe the various imaginative forms of
  literature including fantasies, myths, legends,
  and fairy tales.

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What do fantasies, fairy tales, fables, myths,
and legends all have in common?

• Fiction
• All have a part that could not happen in real
  life
• Magic
• Imaginary creatures
• Talking animals

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Fantasy fiction with imaginary or supernatural
parts
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Fairy Tales

• A fictional tale with imaginary creatures and
  heroic deeds, usually written for children
• Once Upon a Time
• They Lived Happily Ever After

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Fables

• A short story with a moral or lesson
• Usually use animal characters who act human
  (Remember the word Personification )
• Aesops Fables

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Legends

• An unproven story handed down from earlier times,
  sometimes believed to be historical by many.
• Usually have a basis in the truth.

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Myths

• A traditional story dealing with supernatural
  beings, ancestors, or heroes. It should explain
  how a culture thinks, explain nature, tell
  customs, or show the ideals of a society
• Old stories that were handed down for years