ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

FOLK LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which type of story? ____ “Once upon a time in a land faraway ____ “
A
legend
B
myth
C
tall tale
D
fable
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Once Upon a Time is an American fantasy adventure drama television series that aired for seven seasons on ABC from October 23, 2011, to May 18, 2018. The action alternates between two main settings: a fantastical world where fairy tales happen; and a fictional seaside town in Maine called Storybrooke.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definitions. A fairytale is a Genre of magical story, usually originating in folklore. Typically in European fairy tales, a poor, brave, and resourceful hero or heroine goes through testing adventures to eventual good fortune. (fairy tale.

Detailed explanation-3: -Once upon a time is used to indicate that something happened or existed a long time ago or in an imaginary world. It is often used at the beginning of children’s stories.

Detailed explanation-4: -When used as a noun, fairy tale is two words without a hyphen. Example: Mom told me a fairy tale about a princess who turned into a fairy. However, when it is used as an adjective to describe a noun, it has a hyphen and looks like this: fairy-tale. Example: Her fairy-tale wedding must have cost a fortune.

There is 1 question to complete.