Sat, 3 October 2009  http://42explore.com/talltale.htm Easier - Throughout history/ people have told and written stories/ about their heroes. A tall tale/ is a special kind of hero story/ because the heroes of tall tales/ are 'larger than life'./ They are bigger or stronger/ than real people,/ even when/ the tall tale/ is based on a real person/. Tall tale heroes/ solve problems/ in funny ways /that are hard to believe Harder - A tall tale/ is a uniquely American/ story form/ that features/ (1) a larger-than-life, or superhuman, main character/ with a specific task, (2) a problem/ that is solved/ in a humorous or outrageous way/, (3) exaggerated details/ that describe things/ larger than they really are/, and (4) characters/ who use/ everyday language. /Many tall tales/ are based/ on actual people/or on a composite/ of actual people/. Exaggeration/ is the major element/ in tall tales.
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