VERIFIED 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Myth - correct answer-
a comprehensive, but not exclusive, term for stories primarily concerned with the gods and human kin
ds relations with them.
"word" "speech" "story"
Legend or Saga - correct answer-
a perceptible relationship to history, however fanciful and imaginative, it has roots to historical fact.
Folktale - correct answer-
tales of adventure, primarily entertainment. culture specific and humorous with less magic than a fairy
tale
Fairytale - correct answer-
A particular folktale, short, imaginative, traditional tales with high moral and magical content. Contain
lies and happy endings
Interpretive Option #1 - correct answer-
Myth as explaining something (nature, custom, etc.) ex. rape of Persephone
Interpretive Option#2 - correct answer-
Allegorical readings: sustained metaphor ex. reading Tolkien's LOTR trilogy as commentary on world w
ars.
Interpretive Option #3 - correct answer-
Structural readings: focus on how the narrative is built and patterns emerge
Vladimir Popp - correct answer-
Analyzed Russian folktales: 31 functions of action that occur in sequence