Question

Which of the following explains oral literature?

• A. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Literature which has been passed from hand to hand
• B. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Literature which has been passed from novel to novel
• C. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Literature which has been passed from mouth to mouth
• D. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Literature which has been passed from poem to poem

Answer 1

The correct option is C <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Literature which has been passed from mouth to mouth

Oral literature, the standard forms (or genres) of literature found in societies without writing. The term oral literature is also used to describe the tradition in written civilizations in which certain genres are transmitted by word of mouth or are confined to the so-called folk.