ࡱ> ')&7  bjbjUU 7|7|l& & zDDDDDDDD  $  DDDDD DD DvDD D C  D8 }C &[  0 c ,bb  Types and Characteristics of Traditional Literature Folktales Based in oral tradition with no known author. Anytime and anyplace (once upon a time in a place far away). Common ending (they lived happily ever after). Often magical. Typically evil is defeated and hero/heroine triumphs. Contain universal truths and values of time. Were sometimes used to instruct children in values. Contain common narrative motifs and common themes. Examples are: Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Red Riding Hood, Snow White. Sleeping Beauty, Rumplestiltskin, Hansel and Gretel, Bremen Town Musicians, Three Little Pigs, East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Fables Have a moral. Were meant to entertain. Brief tale. Poetic tales with double or allegorical significance. Animal characters. Satirize human conduct. Examples are: Ant and the Grasshopper, Fox and Grapes, Wolf in Sheeps Clothing, Dog in the Manger, Tortoise and the Hare, Lion and the Mouse, Town Mouse and the Country Mouse. Myths Found in almost all cultures. Used to explain natural phenomena of the world. Used to explain creation. Used to explain origins of people. Sacred or based upon religious belief. Main characters are animals, deities or humans. Greek myths (Zeus and Mt. Olympus); Roman myths (Jupiter), Norse myths (Odin and Citadel of Asgard). Legends May be based upon person or event of historical significance. Typically secular rather than religious. Principal characters are human. Examples are: Beowulf, Robin Hood, King Arthur. Nursery rhymes Rhyme, rhythm, repetition, alliteration, humor, exaggeration. Humorous stories that rhyme. Told to young children. Nonsense verse. Examples are: Jack and Jill, Hey Diddle, Diddle, Peter Piper, Three Blind Mice, Ring Around the Rosie, Old Mother Hubbard. Tall Tales American tales. Exaggerated claims reflecting hardships of settlers. Reflect frontier idealism. Fictional heroes and heroines based upon real people. Examples are: Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, Davy Crockett, Pecos Bill, John Henry, Mike Fink, Daniel Boone. Norton, Donna E. and Saundra E. Norton. Through the Eyes of a Child: An Introduction to Childrens Literature. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice Hall, 2003. 4. / 0 L M d e t  + q t v CJH* 6CJ]CJ56OJPJQJ\]^J5OJPJQJ\^J56OJQJ\]^J5OJQJ\^J9;OJQJ^J 45?mK &^^ & F & F^$h^ha$ &@c ( f 0 M e u A \  & F^ & F   0^`08^8 & F/ =!"#$% i0@0 Normal_HmH sH tH <A@< Default Paragraph Font8Z@8 Plain TextCJOJQJ^J z z45?mK &@c (f0Meu A\00 0 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 050 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0  0  0  0 0000 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0. 0. 0. 0 00000 &   !',2:LibraryfD:\My Documents\EECE 441 Children's Literature\Types and Characteristics of Traditional Literature.docLibrary8D:\My Documents\EECE 441 Children's Literature\types.doc Pamela A. Day8D:\My Documents\EECE 441 Children's Literature\types.doc&i?&Ph^`CJOJQJo(.h ^`OJQJo(oh pp^p`OJQJo(h @ @ ^@ `OJQJo(h ^`OJQJo(oh ^`OJQJo(h ^`OJQJo(h ^`OJQJo(oh PP^P`OJQJo(&i?        @:F@@UnknownG:Times New Roman5Symbol3& :ArialG MS Mincho-3 fg?5 :Courier New;Wingdings"1h rqtF r($>02Q3TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF TRADITIONAL LITERATURELibrary Pamela A. Day Oh+'0  8D ` l x 4TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF TRADITIONAL LITERATUREYPELibraryibribrNormalPamela A. DayAC3meMicrosoft Word 9.0I@F#@覆@覆@vXB ( ՜.+,04 hp  Moorhead State UniversityE 4TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF TRADITIONAL LITERATURE Title  !"#$%(Root Entry F`C *1Table bWordDocumentSummaryInformation(DocumentSummaryInformation8CompObjjObjectPool`C `C   FMicrosoft Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89q