英语翻译弗莱还从人与自然的同构关系出发,总结概括出神话的四种叙述模式.他认为“一天日出、日落的循环,一年不同季节的循环,

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弗莱还从人与自然的同构关系出发,总结概括出神话的四种叙述模式.他认为“一天日出、日落的循环,一年不同季节的循环,以及人的生命的有机循环,其中都有同样意义的模式；依据这一模式,神话环绕某个形象构成具有中心地位的叙述-------这形象一部分是太阳,一部分是茂盛的草木,一部分是神或原型的人”.自然界有日出日落的循环,一年四季的往复更迭,人的生命也有生与死的不断循环,人类社会中的生命运动同自然界的规律一样具有同构型.在这样的认识基础上,弗莱把神话归纳为四种叙述模式：
黎明、春天和出生方面.关于英雄出生的神话,关于万物复苏的神话,关于创世的神话,以及关于黑暗、冬天和死亡这些力量的失败.从属的人物：父亲和母亲.这是传奇故事的原型,狂热的赞美诗和狂想诗的原型.
正午、夏天、婚姻和胜利方面.关于成为神仙的神话,关于进入天堂的神话.从属的人物：伴侣和新娘.喜剧、牧歌和团圆诗的原型.
日落、秋天和死亡方面.关于战败的神话,关于天神死亡的神话,关于暴死和牺牲的神话,关于英雄孤军奋战的神话.从属的人物：奸细和海妖.悲剧和挽歌的原型.
黑暗、冬天和毁灭方面.关于这些势力得胜的神话,关于洪水和回到浑沌状态的神话,关于英雄打败的神话,关于众神毁灭的神话.从属的人物：食人妖魔和女巫.此为讽刺作品的原型.

Fries also embarks from the person and the natural isomorphism relations,summarizes summarizes the myth four kind of narration patterns.He thought that “daylight leaves,sunset's circulation,one year different season circulation,as well as person's life organic circulation,has the similar significance pattern; Based on this pattern,the myth surrounds some image constitution to have the central position narration-------This image part is the sun,a part is the luxuriant vegetation,a part is the god or the prototype person”.The nature has the sunrise sunset's circulation,the throughout the year reciprocation alternates,human's life also since birth with the unceasing circulation which died,in human society's life movement same nature rule equally had the same configuration.In such understanding foundation,fries the myth induction is four kind of narration patterns:daybreak,spring and birth aspect.Myth which is born about the hero,recovers the myth about the myriad things,about creates the world the myth,as well as about darkness,the winter and dies these strength defeat.Subordinate character:Father and mother.This is the romaunt prototype,frantic hymn and fantasy poem prototype.high noon,summer,marriage and victory aspect.About becomes the deity the myth,about enters the heaven the myth.Subordinate character:Companion and bride.Comedy,madrigal and reunion poem prototype.sunset,autumn and death aspect.About myth which defeats,about the deity death's myth,about dies a violent death with the sacrifice myth,fights single-handedly the myth about the hero.Subordinate character:Spy and sea-nymph.Tragedy and elegy prototype.darkness,winter and deconstruction aspect.Myth which triumphs about these influences,and returns to the chaos about the flood the myth,defeats the myth about the hero,about numerous god deconstruction myth.Subordinate character:Eats the person evil spirit and the sorceress.This for satire work prototype.