LITERATURE QUESTIONS
FOLK LITERATURE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Folk tales are passed down through oral tradition, whereas fairy tales are written works of fiction. Folk tales reflect real-world settings and events, whereas fairy tales feature magic and fantasy. Both folk tales and fairy tales aim to teach a lesson, but folk tales take a more realistic approach.
Detailed explanation-2: -How are Fairy Tales different from Folk Tales? Fairy tales are a subgenre of folk tales and almost always involve some element of magic and good triumphing over evil. A good rule of thumb: if there’s a fairy or other mystical/magical creature in the story, it’s a fairy tale.
Detailed explanation-3: -Generally folktales are considered both by tellers and listeners as purely fictional.
Detailed explanation-4: -Traditional tales are also referred to as fairy stories or fairy tales. Stories such as Cinderella, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Jack and the Beanstalk are all traditional stories.