Narrative Forms

teaches a lesson, has animals as characters

• folktale
• fable

an old story that reveals beliefs and customs of a culture

• myth
• folktale

an ancient story that explains a mystery of nature

• myth
• tall tale

a story set in the past or based on a historical person

• realistic fiction
• historical fiction

a humorous story that exaggerates the accomplishments of the hero

• tall tale
• myth

a story that could happen in real life

• realistic fiction
• historical fiction

someone with special knowledge about a particular subject

• maven

• mortified

extremely embarrassed or ashamed

• conceited

• mortified

very important in a particular place

• designated

• reigned

thinks too highly of herself or himself

• mortified

• conceited