LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION –ENGLISH LITERATURE
FIFTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2007
LO 28
EL 5401 - INDIAN FOLKLORE
Date & Time: 03/05/2007 / 1:00 - 4:00
Dept. No.
I. Write short notes on any FIVE oral genres
Max. : 100 Marks
(5 x 4 = 20 marks)
1. Riddle
2. Ballad
3. Proverb
4. Gombira
5. Soothsayer
6. Parable
7. Myth
8. Thappaattam
II. Answer in 200 words any FIVE of the following:
(5 x 8 = 40 marks)
9. Love is the most pervading theme in Folk Literature
10. Describe Therukoothu in village context.
11. Trace the origin of any five-film songs to Folklore.
12. Significance of Karagattam in village festivals.
13. What do you know about “Dummy Horse Dance’.
14. Silambattam – as a defensive sport.
III. Attempt an essay on any TWO of the following in 350 words.
15. ‘Villuppattu’ is the most popular of the folk genres – Substantiate.
16. Frame a dialogue with a prominent folk artist you know.
17. Predict the prospects of folkloristics in the crippling media – world.
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(2 x 20 = 40 marks)