Myths, Legends and Fables Colour code each sentence to show if they are feature of a myth, legend or fable. You may decide some are features of more than one so you may have to colour the sentence in two different colours. Often short Similes and metaphors used to Characters are Themes can include good with few describe characters and settings. often animals. and evil, friend and foe, characters. magic, supernatural, rich and poor etc. Sometimes the story Teaches the reader a is about adventures lesson. Usually structured in chronological order. of gods, goddesses, Not based on real life men and women. events. Story is simple, with a Could be loosely beginning, complication based on real and a resolution. events but usually created to teach something important and Characters meaningful. are described in detail. The setting is usually introduced in the first Involves a moral at the two lines. end of the story. The settings are These stories might be about not described in triumph (achieving something), detail. tragedy (loosing something), honour (doing the right thing) Plot often based on a long and and good against evil. dangerous journey, a quest or a series of trials for the hero. Usually set in times long ago, before history as we know it was Usually based on written. true events in the Made up stories that try to past. explain how our world works and how we should treat each other. Usually has some important Action and dialogue (speech) meaning for the culture or region are used to describe the moral in which story first told. of the story. Stories are short so characters are described in simple ways. These stories sometimes More connected to real human history but have characters who are can include mythical creatures too. gods or super-beings who Characters are use their powers to make not usually things happen. Used to explain the world and major events, which at the shown as heroes time, people were not able to understand, e.g. floods and and villains. earthquakes. .