ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -A folktale is a story or legend forming part of an oral tradition. Folktales are generally passed down from one generation to another and often take on the characteristics of the time and place in which they are told.

Detailed explanation-2: -Legends resemble folktales in content; they may include supernatural beings, elements of mythology, or explanations of natural phenomena, but they are associated with a particular locality or person and are told as a matter of history.

Detailed explanation-3: -Legends are stories that people made up as well. However, legends are about real-life people and what they did. Legends always have an important purpose, but the facts are always a little exaggerated to make them more interesting and exciting!

Detailed explanation-4: -Legends develop children’s historical and cultural consciousness thereby helping them celebrate the historical achievements of their society and also understand societal contradictions that have transpired in the past.

Detailed explanation-5: -Myth – a fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or heroes or the origins of elements of nature. Narrative – writing or speech that tells a story.