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Where’s the best place to look for the meaning of one of Aesop’s fables?
- in the title
- at the beginning
- in the middle
- at the end
Aesop’s fables are short, simple stories with few characters. They almost always end with a sentence identifying the lesson readers are supposed to learn from the story.
Aesop’s fables are short, simple stories with few characters. They almost always end with a sentence identifying the lesson readers are supposed to learn from the story.
Aesop’s fables are short, simple stories with few characters. They almost always end with a sentence identifying the lesson readers are supposed to learn from the story.
Aesop’s fables are short, simple stories with few characters. They almost always end with a sentence identifying the lesson readers are supposed to learn from the story.
How can you figure it out the larger meaning of a story, it there’s no moral at the end?
- Analyze the story’s events.
- Identify all the topic sentences.
- Reread the story several times.
- Focus on the first few paragraphs.
It a story’s theme doesn’t appear as a sentence at the end, you’ll have to think about what happened in the story―especially at the end―to figure out what it means.
It a story’s theme doesn’t appear as a sentence at the end, you’ll have to think about what happened in the story―especially at the end―to figure out what it means.
It a story’s theme doesn’t appear as a sentence at the end, you’ll have to think about what happened in the story―especially at the end―to figure out what it means.
It a story’s theme doesn’t appear as a sentence at the end, you’ll have to think about what happened in the story―especially at the end―to figure out what it means.
What is one advantage of reading a story instead of listening to someone perform it?
- You will notice a more casual, less formal style.
- You can hear important parts of the story emphasized.
- You might find it easier to imagine how characters sound.
- You can go back and check for details you missed.
A storytelling performance often includes different voices for different characters, changes in volume and pitch to add drama, and a style of speaking that sounds like a conversation.
A storytelling performance often includes different voices for different characters, changes in volume and pitch to add drama, and a style of speaking that sounds like a conversation.
A storytelling performance often includes different voices for different characters, changes in volume and pitch to add drama, and a style of speaking that sounds like a conversation.
A storytelling performance often includes different voices for different characters, changes in volume and pitch to add drama, and a style of speaking that sounds like a conversation.
Which sentence is more likely to appear in a performed version of a story than a written version?
- Tugba took extra care to ensure that his animals were well fed and content.
- Everywhere you look, things are just layin down and dyin.
- Tugba would not allow the villagers to eat his favorite goat.
- Meanwhile the hungry villagers devoured Tugba's crops.
When a story is performed that than read, it’s likely to include contractions, exclamations, and other signs of lesson formal style.
When a story is performed that than read, it’s likely to include contractions, exclamations, and other signs of lesson formal style.
When a story is performed that than read, it’s likely to include contractions, exclamations, and other signs of lesson formal style.
When a story is performed that than read, it’s likely to include contractions, exclamations, and other signs of lesson formal style.
How do tellers of the folk tale “The Talking Goat” make sure readers get the point?
- They give the farmer a chance to prove himself.
- They let the farmer’s wife point out his mistake.
- They make the farmer suffer every kind of loss.
- They have the neighbors play an important role.
The story is supposed to show that people can experience happiness only by comparing it to sorrow. To prove that point, the story makes the farmer suffer as much as possible.
The story is supposed to show that people can experience happiness only by comparing it to sorrow. To prove that point, the story makes the farmer suffer as much as possible.
The story is supposed to show that people can experience happiness only by comparing it to sorrow. To prove that point, the story makes the farmer suffer as much as possible.
The story is supposed to show that people can experience happiness only by comparing it to sorrow. To prove that point, the story makes the farmer suffer as much as possible.
If you read a folk tale that you don’t quite understand, how can figure out its point?
- Look for other versions of the story online.
- Ask another student to explain what the story meant.
- Find out more about the people who created it.
- Compare the story to more modern works of literature.
To understand a folk tale from another culture besides your own, you may need to understand how people in that culture live and think about the world.
To understand a folk tale from another culture besides your own, you may need to understand how people in that culture live and think about the world.
To understand a folk tale from another culture besides your own, you may need to understand how people in that culture live and think about the world.
To understand a folk tale from another culture besides your own, you may need to understand how people in that culture live and think about the world.
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