Lesson 5 - Myths, Legends, and Epic Tales

Question 1

conventions

Answer 1

common characteristics

Question 2

epic tale

Answer 2

long narrative stories or poems that tell the stories of larger-than-life heroes and their accomplishments

Question 3

extended simile

Answer 3

long, involved, complex comparison

Question 4

legend

Answer 4

a cultural story that has been passed down orally through generations; believed to have some truth

Question 5

myth

Answer 5

an ancient story rooted in a particular culture used to explain beliefs, events, and natural phenomena

Question 6

quest

Answer 6

adventurous journey for the purpose of achieving or obtaining something of great or noble worth to an epic hero or his society

Question 7

autobiography

Answer 7

a writer tells the story of his or her own life

Question 8

biography

Answer 8

a story about a person’s life written or told by another person

Question 9

diary

Answer 9

a day-by-day account of a writer’s thoughts, feelings, and observations, as well as the events that happen from the writer’s point of view

Question 10

literary nonfiction

Answer 10

stories about real people and events