1 / 5

Fables

Fables. Definition. A very brief, allegorical story written in either prose or verse that teaches a moral or a practical lesson about life The moral can be expressed in a simple maxim (a brief, but wise, statement) at the end of the story. Characters.

zilya
Download Presentation

Fables

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Fables

  2. Definition • A very brief, allegorical story written in either prose or verse that teaches a moral or a practical lesson about life • The moral can be expressed in a simple maxim (a brief, but wise, statement) at the end of the story

  3. Characters • Usually animals who talk and behave like humans while retaining their animal traits • Characters draw on stereotypes associated with that animal; for example, • Fox-sly, clever • Pig-greedy, selfish • Wolf—predator, unintelligent • Lion—proud, strong

  4. Tricksters • A character (can be a god/goddess, human, or animal) who breaks the rules of humanity or nature, usually with positive results because a lesson is learned as a result • Tricksters can be cunning or foolish or both; they are often very funny even when they are considered sacred and are performing important cultural tasks.

  5. Tricksters con’t… • Some well-known tricksters from literature • Brer Rabbit • Puck • Loki • Bugs Bunny • Coyote • Fox

More Related