ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following does NOT describe oral tradition?
A
primary means of communicating
B
taught about social order
C
taught about the physical world
D
tradition of reciting recipes to younger generations
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Oral history does not include random taping, such as President Richard Nixon’s surreptitious recording of his White House conversations, nor does it refer to recorded speeches, wiretapping, personal diaries on tape, or other sound recordings that lack the dialogue between interviewer and interviewee.”

Detailed explanation-2: -What is oral tradition? Oral tradition is the cultural knowledge and information that has been passed down through speech from one generation to the next.

Detailed explanation-3: -The oral traditions and expressions domain encompasses an enormous variety of spoken forms including proverbs, riddles, tales, nursery rhymes, legends, myths, epic songs and poems, charms, prayers, chants, songs, dramatic performances and more.

Detailed explanation-4: -Types of Oral Traditions Oral traditions can be categorized into different types, including legends, myths, folktales, and memorates. A memorate is an account of a personal experience or encounter with the supernatural, such as a ghost story or other expression of the spirit to a human being.

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