folklore all forms of narrative, written or oral, which has been handed down through the years....
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Folklore
• All forms of narrative, written or oral, which has been handed down through the years.
• Within a particular culture
• storytelling
Common Characteristics
• Short, fast-moving plots
• frequently humorous
• almost always ends happily
• good and just are eventually rewarded
• evil punished
• wishes come true, usually as a result of fulfilling a task or trial
Beginning - Ending
• Introduction - the characters, setting, and conflict in the first few sentences
• Conclusion - follows the climax very quickly
• few details
Characters
• Completely good• beautiful girl is also
virtuous, humble, patient, and loving
• hero is fair-haired, strong, virile, brave, kind and sympathetic
• poor are kind and generous
• Entirely evil• stepmothers are ugly,
cross, and mean• the rich are greedy,
hardhearted, and conniving
Setting
• Time and place established quickly
• time is always past
• “Once upon a time…”
• time passes quickly
• not a specific place, “In a faraway place...”
Plot
• Quick flow of action• simple and direct• repetition of
responses, chants or poems
Theme
• To tell an interesting story
• good virtues are rewarded
• values of a culture are written in folktales– kindness, patience, sympathy, hard work