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Introduction To East African Oral Literature  Question Paper

Introduction To East African Oral Literature  

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Literature

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008



KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
MOMBASA CAMPUS
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2007/2008
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
ALT 102: INTRODUCTION TO EAST AFRICAN ORAL LITERATURE
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DATE: Thursday 12th June, 2008 TIME: 8.00 ? 10.00 a.m.
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INSTRUCTIONS:

1.
There is no need to study oral literature because it dwells too much on the past at the expense of the present.? Do you agree?
2.
Discuss any five stylistic devices employed by oral narratives to convey messages? Illustrate your answer.
3.
EITHER
(a) Using examples from your community, discuss the functions of proverbs.
OR
(b) What are the functions of songs?
4.
Oral literature does not exist but in performance.? Discuss.
5.
What is field work? Discuss the reasons for carrying out fieldwork in the study of oral literature.
6
In what ways has oral literature influenced written literature?






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