African Orature And Folklore Question Paper
African Orature And Folklore
Course:Bachelor In Education
Institution: Mount Kenya University question papers
Exam Year:2015
MOUNT KENYA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION 2014/2015
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGES
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (ARTS)
SCHOOL BASED
UNIT CODE: BLA 1219
UNIT: AFRICAN ORATURE AND FOLKLORE
DATE: DECEMBER 2014 MAIN EXAM TIME: 2 HOURS
Instructions:
Answer Question One and Any Other Two
Question One
a) What is orature
b) What are the functions of orature
c) Explain what folklore entails giving viable examples
d) Express your understanding of oral literature and give illustration using six genres
Question Two
Clearly, with illustrations explain what makes the oral creative texts literature
Question Three
Using any one narrative studied in this course. Highlight at least four aspects of the narrative genre.
Question Four
“Song is not always poetry and poetry is not always song.” Discuss this statement in relation to characteristics of oral poetry.
Question five
What factors does one need to consider when collecting oral literature material
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