ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

FOLK LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the correct term for a long narrative poem about a larger-than-life hero?
A
tall-tale
B
myth
C
epic
D
fable
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An epic is a long narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a particular society. 1. Folk Epic-oral compositions passed on from storyteller to storyteller and has changed over time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Epic is a long, often book-length, narrative in verse form that retells the heroic journey of a single person, or group of persons. Discover more poetic terms. History of the Epic Form.

Detailed explanation-3: -An epic is a long narrative poem that tells the adventure of a hero.

Detailed explanation-4: -Epic – a long narrative poem, sometimes developed orally, that celebrates the deeds of a legendary or heroic figure Legendary hero – larger than life character.-

Detailed explanation-5: -An epic poem, or simply an epic, is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants.

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