ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

FOLK LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“Snow White” is an example of a ____
A
Fairy Tale
B
Fable
C
Tall Tale
D
Myth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"Snow White” is a 19th-century German fairy tale that is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection Grimms’ Fairy Tales, numbered as Tale 53.

Detailed explanation-2: -The original story of Snow White is taken from a 19th-century German fairy tale or folk tale, written by the Brothers Grimm. The German brothers known for their various folk tales and stories, published ‘Grimm’s Fairy Tales’ in 1812, which features the tale of Snow White as story number 53.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cinderella Cinderella is one of the most popular fairy tales of all time. Its story remains an all-time classic and will remain the same for future generations as well. Cinderella was a young woman who lived with her wicked stepmother and stepsisters.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definitions. A fairytale is a Genre of magical story, usually originating in folklore. Typically in European fairy tales, a poor, brave, and resourceful hero or heroine goes through testing adventures to eventual good fortune. (fairy tale.

Detailed explanation-5: -She comes across a little house where seven dwarfs live, and makes her home with them. On discovering her stepdaughter is still alive, the witch disguises herself as an old woman and makes her way into the forest. She finds Snow White and gives her a poisoned apple to eat. Snow White instantly falls down as if dead.

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