ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What type of story is a type of folk tale that features an character who engages in deceit, violence, and magic?
A
a myth
B
a creation myth
C
an epic saga
D
a trickster tale
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Trickster Tales are folk tales that feature a trickster – an animal or human character who engages in deceit, violence, or magic. Often trickster tales are mythic, explaining features of the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Trickster Tales: a type of folk tale that features either an animal or a human character who engages in deceit, violence, and magic.

Detailed explanation-3: -Common types of folktales include fairy tales, fables, and pourquoi tales, and trickster tales. Fairy tales are “once upon a time” stories that often center around “good versus evil” and feature magical creatures and events.

Detailed explanation-4: -trickster tale, in oral traditions worldwide, a story featuring a protagonist (often an anthropomorphized animal) who has magical powers and who is characterized as a compendium of opposites.

Detailed explanation-5: -Trickster tales are short, imaginative narratives that usually use animals as the main characters to show wisdom. These stories were originally passed down through oral tradition and were eventually written down. Some trickster tales can also end with a lesson taught, or a moral.

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