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 Symbolism and allegory are similarly mixedup in too many students minds Heres the difference In common parlance a parable is a story or short narrative designed to reveal allegorically some religious principle moral lesson psychological reality or g From: Giving and sharing. Types of givers Give of what you are not only of what you have. The Story Once a Teacher asked her 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.. 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.. The first ten slides will show an artistic depiction of Jesus’ parables. . Quietly study the image.. Use your memory or a Bible to determine what parable is being presented.. After some quiet reflection, name the parable.. 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 . From: Giving and sharing. Types of givers Give of what you are not only of what you have. The Story Once a Teacher asked her Folklore . Folklore is the body of verbal expressive culture, including tales, legends, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs current among a particular population, comprising the ORAL TRADITION of that culture, subculture, or group.. 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” . Robert C. Newman. What are parables?. From . Webster's 3rd International Dictionary. : . (1) comparison, similitude . (2) more specifically, a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle. I. Jesus cloaked much of His teaching in parables. . A. Jesus switched from . clear. , well-outlined teaching to teaching in parables.. 1. When Jesus began His teaching He was simple, . clear and direct. . “. 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. 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..