ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -A myth is a traditional story explaining a historical or a religious phenomenon to the audience while folktale is a fictional story usually to entertain the audience, and sometimes even to teach them a life lesson.

Detailed explanation-2: -Myths are stories that are passed down about how or why something came to be. Legends are designed to teach a lesson about a real person in history, with a few facts dramatically changed.

Detailed explanation-3: -This page will introduce you to the most common folklore genres: fairy tales, legends, myths, tall tales, and fables.

Detailed explanation-4: -Myths, legends and folktales are types of stories originally passed by word-of-mouth, but are now found in writing. They vary in their subject matter, from explaining the natural world and delivering life lessons, to exaggerated events and people grounded in history.