ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRADITIONAL LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Traditional Literature is usually ____
A
written down
B
has characters that change
C
passed down by word of mouth
D
set in a specific time and place
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is transmitted by word of mouth and consists, as does written literature, of both prose and verse narratives, poems and songs, myths, dramas, rituals, proverbs, riddles, and the like. Nearly all known peoples, now or in the past, have produced it.

Detailed explanation-2: -Traditional literature consists of stories that have been passed down orally and in written form throughout history.

Detailed explanation-3: -Folktales are stories in the oral tradition, or tales that people tell each other out loud, rather than stories in written form. They’re closely related to many storytelling traditions, including fables, myths, and fairy tales.

Detailed explanation-4: -Oral literature is expressed in sayings and narrations, stories, lyrical texts, ballads and songs, performed and passed down over several generations through recited or sung narratives – often involving an incredible memory.

Detailed explanation-5: -Traditional literature is a genre of literature in which stories have been passed down within a culture through generations, both through oral tradition and in written form.

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