PART 2 of 3 … Analysis Questions CHARACTERISTICS OF A LEGEND

Use THIS HANDOUT as a reference page as you answer the questions in the chart below.

QUESTION.

LEGEND: What things from this story sound like they COULD BE historically accurate? What sounds like "real history"?

CHARACTER: Who is the main character … the protagonist?

CHARACTER: What obstacle does the main character overcome? OR … what great feat/ remarkable deed does the character achieve?

SETTING: What is the specific time and place in which the story occurs?

PLOT: Directly quote from the story an example of a point of intense action or suspense.

PLOT: What hyperbole (exaggeration) can be found in the story? What seems not-so-believable?

PLOT: With what is the main character struggling? What is the SPECIFIC conflict in the story?

THEME: Write a statement that tells an observation that is being