LITERATURE QUESTIONS
FOLK LITERATURE
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:present the ideas, values, feelings, and beliefs of a culture in musical form. With simple melodies and repeated lines, they tell stories of war, adventure, and romance.
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may be to teach or explain. For example, a myth may explain a natural phenomenon, and a fable may teach a lesson about life.
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are brief stories or poems that teach lessons, or morals. These morals are usually stated directly at the ends of the fables. The main characters are often animals with human characteristics.
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are clever statements that express a truth. With simple melodies and repeated lines, they tell stories of war, adventure, and romance.
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Detailed explanation-1: -These classic stories are not only highly entertaining, they also play an important role in passing along core values or character traits. Folktales were often employed to share a common history, to reinforce cultural values, or highlight important traditions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Myths and legends provide a basis for moral boundaries and establish the basic guidelines for the way people within a society live. As you learn about myths from around the world, you will find that many cultures have similar stories.
Detailed explanation-3: -Folk tales, myths, and legends are all kinds of stories that were originally shared in spoken form. Usually taking the form of an allegorical tale (with a moral about living life in a good way), myths and legends often feature mythical creatures and famous heroes/warriors.
Detailed explanation-4: -Folklore serves to teach about and preserve the culture of the people, or folk, of which it speaks. As a collection of narratives about the culture and people from which the narratives originate, folklore has an essential role in passing on a culture groups’ traditions.