Features of Myths, Proverbs, and Legends Flashcards
1
Q
are stories that attempt to explain how the world was created or why the world is the way it
is.
A
myths
2
Q
2 kinds of myths
A
Explanatory & Aesthetic
3
Q
is the outcome of naïve guesses and superstitions to satisfy the curiosity of
primitive and unenlightened people
A
explanatory
4
Q
elicits emotions sympathy, tears, and laughter for characters and events remote
from commonplace experience.
A
aesthetic
5
Q
are short sayings enveloped in rhymed verse that are meant to give advice
to the young, offering words of wisdom or stating how one should live
A
proverbs
6
Q
are accounts regarded as historical but not verifiable
A
legend
7
Q
example of an legend
A
legend of pineapple , legend of Mariang Makiling
8
Q
example of proverbs
A
Kapag may tinanim, may aanihin
9
Q
example of myth
A
The origin of Duyong
