ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

FOLK LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the unwritten literature (stories, tales, proverbs, riddles, and songs) as well as customs, dances, and other art forms of a culture.
A
folk tales
B
folklore
C
tall tales
D
fables
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Folk literature-Proverbs, riddles, and charms | Britannica.

Detailed explanation-2: -Proverbs and folk tales are one part of a culture’s oral tradition. People share proverbs and folk tales in order to express important stories, ideas, and beliefs about their culture. Proverbs and folk tales are short but also entertaining and memorable.

Detailed explanation-3: -This page will introduce you to the most common folklore genres: fairy tales, legends, myths, tall tales, and fables.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definition. Folktales are traditional fictional stories. “Traditional” means that the stories have been transmitted from narrator to narrator sufficiently to have acquired the form and style that is characteristic of traditional oral narratives the world over.

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