PPT-Allegories, Parables, & Fables

Please copy into the Class Notes section of your notebook Allegory the l iterary f orm of Lord of the Flies The literary form of the animal fable has been used for centuries Animal fables are short stories that teach a moral lesson They include animals that often talk and act like humans Ex Aesops fables. Mr Christiansen would assign topics every night but once in awhile there would be a free choice writing and the students could write about any topic of their choice When Mr Christiansen announced that Wednesdays topic would be free choice Susan was Fables are short stories. Fables are fiction. The characters are usually animals. The animals talk and act like people. There are usually 2 or 3 characters. What are fables?. Morals. A moral is the lesson learned in the story.. What are Fables?. “a short story, typically animals as characters, conveying a moral”. 4 characteristics: Allegory, Moral or Lesson, Personification, and Illustration of Human Characteristics. Aesop’s Fables are . ENG 12B. 2014-2015. Warm-up. On a sheet of scrap paper, please do the following:. Define what a fable is in your own words (or make your best guess). Record three examples of fables. Fables. Fables are stories that are meant to teach a lesson, and have animals and/or inanimate objects acting as humans.. Fables. Definition. : A brief story that sets forth some pointed statement of truth. Origin. : Found in almost every country. Handed down from generation to generation as oral literature. Content. : Usually contains incidents that relate to the unusual, sometimes supernatural. A story that teaches a lesson.. Fables often have animal characters that talk and act like people.. FABLES. THE TORTISE AND THE HARE . THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF. The Milkmaid and Her Pail. Lesson: . It’s fine to dream about what you will do with money you don’t yet have, but . until . the money is actually in your hands, don’t spend it or make any promises about what you’ll do with it. Only when you have the money can you feel free to turn your dreams into reality. I. What is a parable?. A. A parable is a short, simple story from which a . moral lesson. can be drawn.. 1. A parable is usually a . fictitious. story that could be true.. 2. A parable draws from images and events that would be . Matthew 13. Robert C. Newman. The Parables Listed. Sower. Wheat & Weeds. Mustard Seed. Leaven. Treasure. Pearl. Dragnet. Interpreted by Jesus?. Sower Yes. Wheat & Weeds Yes. Mustard Seed No. Of the Bible. The . Hebrew. word for parable:. MASHAL (. MAWSHAWL. ) . Simile; poem; proverb; adage – a short statement expressing a general truth.. A saying usually of metaphorical nature.. - The word occurs approx. 39 times in the O.T.. TEXT: Matthew 13:1-23, Luke 8:1ff.. THEME: The more open you are to God’s truth the more truth He will reveal to you.. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes . . Basis for. “The Man from La Mancha” . Myths, Fables, Tall Tales, Legends. What’s the difference?. FOLKLORE. By giving voice to their cultural heritage, storytellers keep the past alive.. Even cultures that vanished centuries ago can seem to live on as long as their tales are passed on to new listeners.. . “. Preaching a parable is a novice preacher’s dream . but . often an experienced preacher’s nightmare.” . (. T. homas . O. Long . Preaching the Literary forms of the Bible. define th. e following in your own words. :. Culture. Exaggerate. Imitate. Influence. Generation. Answers. To affect others’ views or actions. To speak of something being greater than what it is.. Relating to the customs or beliefs of a group of people.