ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Legends are based on real people and/or events, with exaggerated details and embellishments added to the stories for effect. A key element of the legend is the hero character, whose stories are typically told.

Detailed explanation-2: -A legend is presumed to have some basis in historical fact and tends to mention real people or events. Historical fact morphs into a legend when the truth has been exaggerated to the point that real people or events have taken on a romanticized, “larger than life” quality.

Detailed explanation-3: -Myths, legends, fables 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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Elicit from them that myths-like other stories-contain the following elements: characters, setting, conflict, plot, and resolution. In addition, myths usually explained some aspect of nature or accounted for some human action. Frequently, myths also included a metamorphosis, a change in shape or form.

Detailed explanation-5: -Characters. Myths talk about supernatural characters like gods, demigods, and mythical creatures. Legends talk about historical figures and events, which are exaggerated.