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Mythology and Literary Terms Flashcards

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This 15-card flashcard set covers essential literary and mythology terminology for 12th graders, including myth, hero, creation myth, trickster, oral literature, and narrative devices like story-within-a-story. Use it for vocabulary review, exam preparation, or as a study tool when introducing units on mythology, folklore, or oral narrative traditions.

Subject:: English / Language Arts
Topic:: Literature
Grade Level:: 12th Grade
Updated February 2025

Terms in This Set

myth
hero
plot
genre
simile
creation myth
oral literature
oral literature
character
setting
anthology
problem
trickster
story-within-a-story
narrator

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