ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Oral tradition, or oral lore, is a form of human communication wherein knowledge, art, ideas and cultural material is received, preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to another. The transmission is through speech or song and may include folktales, ballads, chants, prose or poetry.

Detailed explanation-2: -Folklore is a Part of Every Culture As adults shared these stories, children lounged around and listened. Because these stories were born in the oral tradition, no one knows who first told each tale and which version is original. Therefore, folklore may be defined as stories that originated orally and have no authors.

Detailed explanation-3: -Since folktales have been passed down through the oral tradition, they were honed for listening, so they were easy to remember and share. As a result, folktales make it easier for children to differentiate characters, follow a plotline or recall a sequence of events.

Detailed explanation-4: -Every culture in the world has stories that are passed down orally, which means they are telling them by speaking and by memory. Some stories are written down later, but many never are.

Detailed explanation-5: -folk literature, also called folklore or oral tradition, the lore (traditional knowledge and beliefs) of cultures having no written language.