ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRADITIONAL LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the correct definition for a traditional text?
A
Stories that have been passed down through generations
B
Stories that could have actually happened in a believable setting
C
A story of a person’s life, written about that person
D
A story dealing with a puzzling crime
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Following an oral tradition, folktales are stories passed down through generations. They often help people cope with the world in which they live.

Detailed explanation-2: -A folktale is an old story that’s been told again and again, often for generations.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Traditional literature encompasses books rendered from oral tradition–stories that have been passed down for ages (Kiefer, 2007)–and as a result are commonly shared throughout the world. This literature includes folktales, myths, fables, and legends.” Barone, D. M. (2011).

Detailed explanation-4: -They are fictional tales that originate in the oral tradition, which means that they were passed down from one storyteller to the next for generations before being written down.

Detailed explanation-5: -A traditional tale is a story that has been told and re-told for many years, and consequently, becomes a story that almost everyone knows. Traditional tales are also referred to as fairy stories or fairy tales.

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