ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRADITIONAL LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Traditional Literature’s main purposes were to ____
A
entertain and persuade audiences
B
entertain and teach lessons to younger generations
C
give opinions and express strong beliefs
D
express a culture and persuade the audience to behave a certain way
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Because traditional literature is that which has been passed from one generation to the next, it can provide readers with insight into the world’s various cultures. Its main purpose is to provide entertainment. However, important themes often exist within traditional literature.

Detailed explanation-2: -Children often get the first true sense of their surrounding world through traditional stories as they can subtly teach children the importance of respecting different attitudes, cultures and religions, among many other things.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lesson Summary Generally, the purpose of a children’s story is to persuade, inform, entertain, or describe.

Detailed explanation-4: -Based in oral tradition with no known author. Anytime and anyplace (once upon a time in a place far away). Common ending (they lived happily ever after). Often magical. Typically evil is defeated and hero/heroine triumphs. Contain universal truths and values of time. Were sometimes used to instruct children in values. More items

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