LITERATURE QUESTIONS
FOLK LITERATURE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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(a.) Supernatural beings
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Gods
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(c.) both a and b are correct
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(d.) neither a or b are correct
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Detailed explanation-1: -The main characters in myths are usually non-humans, such as gods, demigods, and other supernatural figures. Others include humans, animals, or combinations in their classification of myth. Stories of everyday humans, although often of leaders of some type, are usually contained in legends, as opposed to myths.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -There are many different types of myth but, essentially, they can be grouped into three: Etiological Myths. Historical Myths. Psychological Myths.
Detailed explanation-4: -Introduction. There are four basic theories of myth. Those theories are: the rational myth theory, functional myth theory, structural myth theory, and the psychological myth theory.