Tall Tales

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Tall Tales
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What is a Tall Tale?
A tall tale is a story that provides enjoyment to
a wide variety of audiences. Tall tales stretch
the imagination through colorful figurative
language and exaggerations.
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Elements of a Tall Tale
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Tall tales are part of the literary category
called folk tales stories that are passed
along by word of mouth and sometimes written down.
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Tall tales are also known as lying tales
they are humorous exaggerations.
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Tall tales may come from other countries but we
are most familiar with American ones.
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Tall tales are often about the frontier days in
the United States. They are an exaggeration of
the hardships of frontier life.
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Tall tales may be about animals,
weather, everyday events, and ordinary people
but the more famous tales are about heroes.
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Tall tales often feature over-sized people and
exaggerated deeds.