Venn diagram between tall tale and fairy tale?

Answer 1

Tales of wonder and enchantment often embody the cumulative experiences of a society (or culture) as the people wished to recall past wisdom for themselves and pass it on to future generations. Traditionally, folktales are oral transmissions of stories which have no location in time and space; therefore, these tales can be about anyone, anywhere. Folk tales do concern people, either royalty or common folk, or animals that speak and act like people (typically the animals chosen are personifications of the human traits that are being emphasized). Folk tales serve as symbolic references about the different means by which humans cope in the culture and world within which they live.

Fairy tales are a subgenre of folk tales. More specifically, the literary fairy tales of Western cultures have been removed from oral tradition and set down on paper by one or more authors. This recording of fairy tales changed the evolution of these tales in that they became more fixed in content and structure than oral tales that change and flow with each person re-telling the story. Fairy tales explore inner conflicts in a simple, homely way. Instead of dictating how an audience should react, fairy tales allow for discovery, give reassurance and hope, and hold out the possibility of a happy ending for the common person. A critical element of fairy tales that sets them apart from folk lore is that they must contain magic or supernatural intervention. In addition, there often is something that is implicitly or explicitly prohibited that affects the plot, and in the end some manner of transformation takes place (either a physcial transformation or a character's inner transformation of identity or personality trait).

Answer 2

In a Venn diagram, tall tales and Fairy Tales would overlap in their use of exaggerated or fantastical elements. However, tall tales often focus on larger-than-life characters and events that are rooted in a specific cultural or historical context, while fairy tales typically involve magical elements and moral lessons with settings that are more whimsical and timeless. Both genres aim to entertain and engage the audience through storytelling techniques that stretch the boundaries of reality.

Answer 3

No. They are similar, but they are not quite the same.

In a tall tale, elements are greatly exaggerated for humorous purposes - IE, if you told a story about a large chicken you owned, you might make it a giant chicken for entertainment value.

Fairy tales, on the other hand, are not intentionally exaggerated. Many were meant to convey a moral or carry a warning of some kind, and others were more or less the urban legends of the day.

Answer 4

Fairy Tales have made up charaters suck as dwarfs, magic, spells, and more. tall tales are about someone, but are exxajerated.

Answer 5

they are both magics and tghey are both legends

Answer 6

nope