LITERATURE QUESTIONS
FOLK LITERATURE
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urban legends
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legends
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fairy tales
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fables
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Detailed explanation-1: -Folklore is divided into three categories: verbal, partly verbal or customary, and non-verbal or material culture. Oral folklore includes all tradition we learn and pass on by word of mouth.
Detailed explanation-2: -From Folkloristics via Wikipedia: “Legend is a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions perceived or believed both by teller and listeners to have taken place within human history.
Detailed explanation-3: -Some Common Types of Folk Tales. Fairy tales: ‘Cinderella’, ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, ‘Snow White’, and the ‘Little Mermaid’ are all classic fairy tales.
Detailed explanation-4: -Material culture:folk art, vernacular architecture, textiles, modified mass-produced objects. Music: traditional, folk, and world music. Narrative: legends, urban legends, fairy tales, folk tales, personal experience narratives. Verbal art: jokes, proverbs, word games. More items