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Oral Literature Theory And Practice(Litt 121) Question Paper

Oral Literature Theory And Practice(Litt 121)

Course:Education

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2013

TIME : 2 HOURS

Instructions:
Question one is compulsory. Choose any other two questions
Question One
Examine the main characteristics of the following types of myths. (15mks)
Myth of origin (cosmology)
Myth of the end (eschatology)
Myth of cultural heroes.
Identify and explain five principle characteristics of proverbs while comparing them with riddles.
(5mks)

Question Two
Characters in oral narratives play a central role in its classification and plot development. Explain the procedure followed by oral artists in the general presentation of characters in oral narratives. Cite examples from oral narratives from East Africa. (20mks)

Question Three
Citing examples from the proppian taxonomy, show how oral narratives diffuse from different communities and common motifs appear in narratives from different parts of the world. (20mks)

Question Four
Women are presented as objects of male ego and causes of evil among men in African oral literature. Citing examples from Swahili proverbs and Kenya oral narratives show the validity of this statements. (20mks)

Question Five
"Classification is considered a fluid process in oral literature" show how etic based classification and emic based classification have attempted to stream line the process. (20mks)

Oral Literature Theory And Practice(Litt 121) Question Paper

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