LITERATURE QUESTIONS
FOLK LITERATURE
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How did our world come to be?
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Where does thunder come from?
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Why is that person considered a hero?
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Where do people go when they die?
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Detailed explanation-1: -The purpose of a myth was to provide the hearer with a truth which the audience then interpreted for themselves within the value system of their culture. The same types of stories, and often the very same story, can be found in myths from different parts of the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Three Types of Myths: Aetiological, Historical, and Psychological. There are actually many different types of myth, not just three. In fact, there are several entire theories of myth.
Detailed explanation-4: -In contrast to these very ancient written sources, most of the world’s myths and legends have been preserved in oral versions, passed on by word of mouth from one generation to the next.