Imaginative LiteratureImaginative Literature

Language Arts 4.3.1Language Arts 4.3.1Describe the various imaginative forms Describe the various imaginative forms of literature including fantasies, myths, of literature including fantasies, myths,

legends, and fairy tales.legends, and fairy tales.

What do fantasies, fairy tales, What do fantasies, fairy tales, fables, myths, and legends all have fables, myths, and legends all have

in common?in common?

• Fiction

• All have a part that could not happen in real life– Magic– Imaginary creatures– Talking animals

Fantasy: fiction with imaginary or Fantasy: fiction with imaginary or supernatural partssupernatural parts

Fantasy

Fairy Tales Fables Legend Myths

CinderellaSnow White

Tortoise and the Hare

King ArthurJohnny Appleseed

Greek Gods and Godesses

Fairy TalesFairy Tales

• A fictional tale with imaginary creatures and heroic deeds, usually written for children

• “Once Upon a Time…”

• “They Lived Happily Ever After”

FablesFables

• A short story with a moral or lesson– Usually use animal characters who act human

(Remember the word “Personification” )

Aesop’s Fables

LegendsLegends

• An unproven story handed down from earlier times, sometimes believed to be historical by many.

• Usually have a basis in the truth.

MythsMyths

• A traditional story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes. It should explain how a culture thinks, explain nature, tell customs, or show the ideals of a society

• Old stories that were handed down for years