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TRADITIONALLITERATURE

MUAZ SHALU NURUL HUSNA FASYA


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Traditional literature is a genre thatdeals specifically with stories thatwere passed down through oral

storytelling from generation togeneration. Traditional literatureconsists of songs, stories, poems and

riddles from anonymous sources.

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DEFINITION


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Is the body of ancient stories and

poems that grew out of the oraltradition of storytelling before beingeventually written down.

Having unknown authors, thesestories and poems attributed to

entire group of people or cultures.

Although in ancient times, some

traditional stories may have been


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Includes several different types ofstories, but because they were all

shared orally for so long, they havemany features in common.


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of traditional

literature


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Heroes and heroines display

traits like cleverness, bravery,

or outright silliness

Plotlines are straightforward

Stories are to the point : good

is supremely good, evil is

clearly evil


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Characters are flat or

one-dimensional rather

than being fleshed out

Theses express the

values and beliefs of the

people who created the

stories

Language is direct and

reflective of its cultural

origins

Th


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Theme

s Traditional fairy tales often deal

with the battle between good

and evil.

Oral stories have simple themes,

like good vs. evil, weak vs.strong, or beauty vs. ugliness.

These opposite characteristics


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Characters

Characters are

more likely one-

dimensional,

either good or evil

-- polar opposites

so choices

between them are


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Plot The plot elements are simple but

unchanging. In all fairy tales, good

and beauty always win out over evil

and ugliness.

As in the case of Snow White, the Evil

Step Mother is said to be beautiful onthe outside but the events of the

story tell us she is ugly on the inside.

Snow White who is beautiful inside


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Setting are not important

and are described andreferred to in the vaguest ofterms:

In the beginning

Long ago in a land far away

Style is characterized bystock beginning and endings.

(once upon a timethey lived


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Types ofTraditional Literature


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Animal Stories: Deals with Anthropomorphism

- The Three bears

- Chicken Little

- The Lion and the Mouse Fairytales: Magical stories

- Cinderella

- Sleeping Beauty

- East of the Sun


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Folktales: Folktales are tied toand reflect a particular culture.

- Rob Roy (Scottish)

- Dwarves (German)

- The Little Mermaid(Scandinavian).

Fables: A form of animal tale inwhich animals portray humanvirtues and vices to convey amoral message.


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Myths: Stories of gods,goddesses, and heroes of a givenculture. They explain the originsof customs and social beliefs.

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Greek myths,- Native American,

- African, and Asian. Ghost Stories: An example of a

living folktale, told from person toperson with each telling adapted tothe occasion.


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Reason for using TraditionalLiterature with children


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Provides entertainment. Contains the rich heritage of a

story.

Tells stories of the humanexperience.

Kindles the imagination.


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Serves as the building blocks for

contemporary literature/frameworkfor literature

Provides a window on diverse

cultures Carries on the strong oral tradition of

story-telling

Provides moral models for children asthe struggle between good and evil isapplied to incidents in their own lives


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Role ofTraditional Literaturein Oral Traditions


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To educate people

~ to inculcate moral values

~ to convey meaningful messages

v

Examples :~ The little red hen (Cumulative

Tales)- perseverance and hard work


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To pass down culture from onegeneration to another

~ to preserve the culture

~ to expose people from various partsof world to different cultures

v Examples:

~ Chinese Folk Tales the use ofchopsticks

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Basis of entertainment

~ is disseminated for fun and

time pass~ include the elements of myth,fantasy and magic to make it

more interesting

v Examples:

~ Fairy tales- Cinderella and


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To dedicate to someone

~ to convey message to someonespecial

~use to communicate with theloved ones

v Example:~ Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare


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