LITERATURE QUESTIONS
FOLK LITERATURE
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Fairy tale
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Legend
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Fable
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Myth
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Detailed explanation-1: -Definition of fable-A short allegorical narrative making a moral point, traditionally by means of animal characters who speak and act like human beings.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Columbia Encyclopedia, gives a fuller definition: “A fable is a brief allegorical narrative, in verse or prose, illustrating a moral thesis or satirizing human beings. The characters of a fable are usually animals who talk and act like people while retaining their animal traits.
Detailed explanation-3: -Material culture:folk art, vernacular architecture, textiles, modified mass-produced objects. Music: traditional, folk, and world music. Narrative: legends, urban legends, fairy tales, folk tales, personal experience narratives. Verbal art: jokes, proverbs, word games. More items