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 tech a moral lesson, often
with animals or inanimate objects as
characters
11. A communities 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
