Exam 36: Theory: the Morphology of the Folktale, Vladimir Propp

_______________________ is the Proppian concept that covers all of the various functions associated with a particular character.

In Proppian terms, many tales begin with the _____________________, which explains the causes of the harm or lack.

For Propp, ________________ may involve replacing one person with another or changing a person into another creature.

Snow White's stepmother asking the mirror "Who is the fairest of all?" is an example of Proppian __________________.

For Propp, a _______________ is the term for a series of plot elements.

Proppian _________________ is defined as "the victim submits to deception and therefore unwittingly helps his enemy."

"You dare not look into this closet" is an example of ____________________.

"I need not be afraid of letting this good woman in, thought Snow White, and she unbarred the door and bought the pretty lace" is an example of what Propp calls _________________________.

The __________________ may involve the hero receiving a reward or some other compensation in place of the princess.

For Propp, the usual final function of the hero in a tale is ________________.

The Proppian donor cycle does NOT include the hero _____________________________________________.

Proppian reconnaissance almost always involves a __________________.

For the most successful Proppian analysis, the story being analyzed must be a _________________.

__________________ is Propp's general term for characters in a tale.

Vladimir Propp's work uses the ________________ of the tale as the basis for classifying and comparing stories.

Examples of the Proppian function called ______________ include: parents leave for work, a man goes off to war, parent dies, children go on an errand.

An example of a magic helper (person or object) in the Grimms' tales is __________.

An example of Propp's trickery is __________________________________.

In Proppian analysis, the ________________________ provides the reason for the hero to leave after misfortune or lack is made known.

The descriptive keyword that Propp uses to signify that "the villain attempts to deceive his victim in order to take possession of him or of his belongings" is _______________________.