Question

Which was the earliest form of literature?

• A. Written literature
• B. Oral literature
• C. Enacted literature
• D. Painted literature

Answer 1

The correct option is B Oral literature

Oral literature was the earliest form of literature. The earliest people composed poems, songs and stories and told them to their children who in turn told them to their children. They also passed on their understanding of the world through sayings and proverbs which too were similarly taught.