3. A traditional or legendary story, usually
concerning a hero or event with or without
a determinable basis of fact, and explains
some practice, rite, or phenomenon of
nature
4. A nonhistorical or unverifiable story
handed down by tradition and popularly
accepted as historical
“When the legend becomes fact, print the
legend.” - from The Man Who Shot Liberty
Valance
5. A model image, personage, or theme that
recurs in stories and myths throughout
history and literature
6. A brave and noble character in an epic
poem, admired for great achievements or
affected by great events
7. A convention in myths and epic tales in
which the hero embarks on a journey and
must complete a series of tests or
challenges along the way
8. A long narrative poem, usually chronicling
the deeds of a folk hero and written using
both dramatic and narrative literary
techniques
9. Astory that has both a literal and symbolic
meaning
Inthis type of story characters or objects
often embody abstract ideas
10. A short tale to teach a moral lesson, often
with animals or inanimate objects as
characters
11. A community’s cultural and historical
traditions passed down by word of mouth
or example from one generation to another
without written instruction
12. From the Latin meaning, “in the midst of
things” ; a story telling device where the
work begins in the midst of the action
13. From the Latin meaning, “god from the
machine” ; in a Greek or Roman drama
this is a god introduced into a play or story
to resolve the entanglements of the plot
Also,any artificial or improbable device
resolving the difficulties of a plot
14. Anything perceived or happening that is
believe to portend a good or evil event or
circumstance in the future
15. Anyof a number of sister goddesses who
were daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne
and presided over various arts by
providing inspiration for creation
