ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

FOLK LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Tom Davenport’s Ashpet is an example of what type of story?
A
Myth
B
Fable
C
Fairy Tale
D
Folk Tale
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -his story of “Ashpet, ” based on “Cinderella, ” is a good example of how Davenport Americanizes a Grimms ’ fairy tale by retaining the universal struggle to prove one’s self-worth, at the same time reshaping and re-invigorating the tale to respond to a contemporary context.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Beauty and the Beast and more!

Detailed explanation-3: -Stories such as Cinderella, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Jack and the Beanstalk are all traditional stories.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples: Aesop’s Fables, Definition of folktale-A traditional narrative, usually anonymous, handed down orally-e.g., fables, fairy tales, legends, etc.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fables. A Home-Life Fairytale. A Fantasy Fairytale. Magical Realism (or real life with glimpses of magic). 30-Jul-2020

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