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East African Oral Literature Question Paper

East African Oral Literature

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Literature

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
ALT 102: EAST AFRICAN ORAL LITERATURE

DATE: WEDNESDAY, 23RD DECEMBER 2009
TIME: 8.00 A.M. - 10.00 A.M.

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer any THREE questions.

1.
?Oral literature and tradition have influenced written literature?. Discuss the validity of

this statement using relevant examples.

2.
Using appropriate examples from your community discuss the centrality of performance

in oral literature.

3.
Discuss what you consider to be the nature and function of oral literature.

4.
Using specific illustrations show how oral literature can be said to reflect the history

and culture of the society.

5.
Select one of the poems or narratives of your community, write it down in English

translation then critically analyze it in terms of style and thematic concerns.

6.
?Field research is a significant component of oral literature? Respond to this statement

and support your answer with relevant examples.

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