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What is a fable?

What is a fable?. Ms. Van Dyke. Allegory. An allegorical narrative Allegory: an extended metaphor Metaphor: a comparison without using like or as. Moral lesson. Can be more than one moral lesson Teaches a moral lesson

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What is a fable?

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  1. What is a fable? Ms. Van Dyke

  2. Allegory • An allegorical narrative • Allegory: an extended metaphor • Metaphor: a comparison without using like or as

  3. Moral lesson • Can be more than one moral lesson • Teaches a moral lesson • Ex: hard work pays off in the end; small things have value, have sympathy for those who are weaker than you

  4. characters • Plants • Forces of nature • Animals • Personification: giving human characteristics to non-humans

  5. History • Fable comes from Latin word “fabula” which means “a story” • Has been handed down orally

  6. The Tortoise and the Hare • Tell the story • Moral: the race is not always won by the swift *Or* • Perseverance wins the day

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