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The document provides information about legends, including their characteristics and structures. It defines legends as stories passed down through generations that are based on real people, events, or places that got exaggerated over time. Legends often include magical elements and reflect the culture's values. The structure of legends typically involves an orientation, complication/events, and resolution. Characteristics include larger-than-life characters, exaggerated details, and supernatural elements.

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Unit 1

The document provides information about legends, including their characteristics and structures. It defines legends as stories passed down through generations that are based on real people, events, or places that got exaggerated over time. Legends often include magical elements and reflect the culture's values. The structure of legends typically involves an orientation, complication/events, and resolution. Characteristics include larger-than-life characters, exaggerated details, and supernatural elements.

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MEDIA MENGAJAR

SPLASH
Rumpun Bisnis dan Manajemen, Pariwisata,
serta Seni dan Ekonomi Kreatif

FOR SMK/MAK Grade XI


Unit 1
For Your
Information

A legend is a story about a person, event, or


place that may have some basis in historical fact.

It is a story passed down through many generations that is


believed to be based on a real event, place, person, or a true
fact from long ago, which got exaggerated over the years.

Some legends are famous all over the world, like


the legends of King Arthur.
For Your
Information

There are many themes of legends, such as good and evil; friend and
foe; strong and weak; rich and poor; wise and foolish; a journey; just
and unjust; trials and forfeits; or a quest or a search.

There are often magical people or beasts in legends,


such as wizards, witches, fairies, giants, mermaids,
dragons, or knights – these may be bad or good.

Legends tell you how a hero or heroine solves a problem.


Not all legends have monsters or beasts in them.
For Your
Information
Introduces the
Orientation characters, setting,
(beginning) and time of the
story.

Complication and Activities and


Structures events (middle)
events involving the
main characters.

The complication is
Resolution (ending)
resolved.
For Your
Information
Characters are usually “larger
than life”.

Details become exaggerated


over time.
Characteris
tics Characters’ qualities reflect the
values, attitudes, and beliefs of
the culture.
Often includes elements of
magic and supernatural.
For Your
Information

 Written in first or third person.

 Uses signal words: first, so, then, finally, at last.

 Rich, evocative vocabulary.

 Uses of rhythm and repetition techniques.

 Formulaic openings and endings.


Source: [Link]
 Imagery: similes and metaphors.
For Your
Information

 Tells about a hero or heroine who has unusual powers.

 Focuses on the hero’s or heroine’s struggle to defeat a powerful force.

 Highlights a positive quality or way of behaving.

 Content is occurrence of miracles.

 Characters are real people going through imaginary events.

 The structure includes element of plot.


Grammar
Corner

1. Simile
 A simile is a comparison using like or as.

 It usually compares two unlike objects.

 Look at the examples below.


 During the house fire, my father was as
brave as a lion.
(My father and a lion are being compared.)
 Sarah swims like a fish.
(Sarah and a fish are being compared.)
Grammar
Corner

2. Metaphor
 A metaphor states that one thing is something else.
 A metaphor may use words like is, are, or was (and other
words) to signal that a metaphor is present.
 However, a metaphor never uses the words like or as
to compare.
 Look at the examples below.

 Annie is a jewel.
(Annie and a jewel are being compared.)
 The smoke was cotton balls billowing from the
chimney.
(The smoke and cotton balls are being compared.)
Grammar
Corner

3. Personification

 Personification is giving human qualities, feelings, actions,


or characteristics to inanimate (not living) objects.

 Look at the example below.


 The house stared at me with looming eyes.
(The verb stared is a human action. A
house is a non-living object.)

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