Popol Vuh Summary

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Popol Vuh is a myth that was created by the mayans thousands of years ago. They made the story to explain how everything was created, that's why the first paragraph is titled “The Creation”. The Mayans used literary terms to show how they believe the earth was created, they also use the heart-of-sky to show that they believe in a higher power.
In the fourth stanza the author uses imagery and says “He thinks of mountains, and great mountains come. He thinks of trees, and trees grow on the land.” this quote is imagery because the author is explaining in detail where mountains and trees come from. He is stating that he believes mountains and trees were created by a god named heart-of-sky. They believe heart-of-sky is a higher power.
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