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14 Cards in this Set
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What are the four characteristics of a Native American myth? |
Dialogue, Nature Reference, Super Natural Powers/ Gods, An Animal with human characteristics |
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What are the four functions of a myth? |
To instill awe, to explain the world, to support customs, to guide people |
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Who created the first Native American literature? |
Native Americans |
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What aspects of their lives were reflected in their literature? |
religion, politics, social values |
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How was Native American literature passed down from generation to generation? |
Story telling and performances |
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What are the three types of Native American Literature? |
Myths, tales, songs and chants |
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What are three ways that your experience with the native american literature will differ from the way they experienced it? |
Reading rather than hearing, not seeing it performed, different language |
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What three things does Native American literature emphasize? |
beauty, wisdom, and humor |
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How do Native Americans view their relationship with nature? |
human beings have a kinship with animals, plants, the land, heavenly bodies, and the elements |
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How were some Native American cultures lost? |
disease and violence of Europeans |
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How are Native Americans keeping their oral traditions alive today? |
singing songs, telling stories, and writing in English |
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What are most modern Native American authors interested in writing about? |
in the problems of harmonizing the old and the newW |
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What is a simile? |
A comparison using like or as |
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What is a metaphor? |
A comparison that doesn't use like or as |
