ORAL LITERATURE NOTES AND MODELQUESTION PAPERS CHAPTERONE ABRIEFINTRODUCTION
ORAL LITERATURE NOTES AND MODELQUESTION PAPERS
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Bunyorolullaby Ha!Thatmotherwhotakesherfoodalone Ha!Thatmotherbeforeshehaseaten Ha!Thatmothershesays,”Lullthebabyforme.” Ha!Thatmother,whenshehasfinishedeating, Ha!Thatmothershesays,”Givethechildtome!”
Chopit,chopit, Dotakeitandchopit; Dotakeitandchopityourself. Chipishya,bringtheboat. Haveyoukilledithunter? Chishyabringtheboat, Chipishyabringtheboat, Haveyoukilledithunter?
CHAPTERFOUR SHORTFORMS Thesearegenresoforalliteraturecharacterizedbytheirbrevityandtheirco mpactness.Theareutteredinonebreathasopposedtonarratives,songsor recitation,whichmaytakeseveralminutestoperform. Shortformsinclude: (a)Proverbs (b)riddles ©Tonguetwisters
Counsel Ifyouarepatientyouwillseetheeyesofthesnail. Eitomisimisiiropetailoweni (Maasai) Corruptgiftsdarkenthehandsofthewise. Ngirepelakwarotwakechengjiket (Nandi) Ifyoutakeaknifefromachild,givehimaspieceofstickinstead. Kipodinepikikiyanynyang! Donotabusethecrocodilewhileyouarestillinwater.
6.Plants Whattreehasonlyonethorn? -sisal IpassedwhenMumia’swiveswerepregnant. -Milletheads.
7.Modern Techno logy The saloo n car carrying whites only. Charcoaliron.
8.Howmanywheelsdoesacarhave?-five Birds IpassedwhenMumia’swiveswerequarrelling. – weaverbirds. Mycamelistheshortestbutiteatsthetreeatthetop. – abird.
9.Wasteproducts Icutatreeandlef6titsteaming. – humanwaste. Itsteamsbutitisnotlit. – freshcowdung
usedto summarizethislesson is“Thosewho livein glasshousesshould notthrow stones.”In thisnarrative,weseethehyenacastigatingthehareforhisgreed. Heeven wantshim killed.Lateronweseethehyenabeingvilifiedforbeinggreedy.Thehyenacanthus be comparedtoapersonintheproverbwholivesinaglass-houseandisbusythro wing stones.Hewillonlysucceedinharminghimself. -Youmustalwaysexplainhow theproverbsummarizesthemessagelearnt evenwhenyouhavenotbeenasksto.
Thebirdsgoonsinging Andtheflowers 45 Donothangtheirheads Theagoyabirdissilent Theagoyacomesafterwards, Hesingstotell, Thatdeathhasbeenthatway!50 VIIWhenMotherDeathcomes Shewhispers Come, Andyoustandup AndfollowYougetupimmediately, Andyoustartwalking Withoutbrushingthedust Onyourbuttocks. 68 VIIIYoumaybebehind 60 Anewbuffalo-hideshield, Andatthemock-fight Orinbattle Youmaybematchless IX Youmaybehiding Inthehole Ofthesmallestblackinsect, Orinthedarkestplace Whereratsbreast-feedtheirpuppies, OrbehindtheAgorohills. OkothP’Bitek Questions 1.WhydoesOcolrejectLawino?Giveexamples. 2. GivereasonswhyLawinoblamesOcol. 3.Whatdoyouunderstandbythisline:"ForthejourneytoPagak"? (line28) 4.Whatthingsdopeopleusetowardoffdeath?Arethesethingseffective? 5.Whatdoyouunderstandbythefollowinglines: "Thewindkeepsblowing Thebirdsgoonsinging Andtheflowers Donothangtheirheads."? (lines43to46) 6.Thewriterstartswithonethemewhichleadstoanother.Whatarethe twothemes? 7 .
Chopit,chopit, Dotakeitandchopit; Dotakeitandchopityourself. Chipishya,bringtheboat. Haveyoukilledithunter? Chishyabringtheboat, Chipishyabringtheboat, Haveyoukilledithunter?
CHAPTERFOUR SHORTFORMS Thesearegenresoforalliteraturecharacterizedbytheirbrevityandtheirco mpactness.Theareutteredinonebreathasopposedtonarratives,songsor recitation,whichmaytakeseveralminutestoperform. Shortformsinclude: (a)Proverbs (b)riddles ©Tonguetwisters
Counsel Ifyouarepatientyouwillseetheeyesofthesnail. Eitomisimisiiropetailoweni (Maasai) Corruptgiftsdarkenthehandsofthewise. Ngirepelakwarotwakechengjiket (Nandi) Ifyoutakeaknifefromachild,givehimaspieceofstickinstead. Kipodinepikikiyanynyang! Donotabusethecrocodilewhileyouarestillinwater.
6.Plants Whattreehasonlyonethorn? -sisal IpassedwhenMumia’swiveswerepregnant. -Milletheads.
7.Modern Techno logy The saloo n car carrying whites only. Charcoaliron.
8.Howmanywheelsdoesacarhave?-five Birds IpassedwhenMumia’swiveswerequarrelling. – weaverbirds. Mycamelistheshortestbutiteatsthetreeatthetop. – abird.
9.Wasteproducts Icutatreeandlef6titsteaming. – humanwaste. Itsteamsbutitisnotlit. – freshcowdung
usedto summarizethislesson is“Thosewho livein glasshousesshould notthrow stones.”In thisnarrative,weseethehyenacastigatingthehareforhisgreed. Heeven wantshim killed.Lateronweseethehyenabeingvilifiedforbeinggreedy.Thehyenacanthus be comparedtoapersonintheproverbwholivesinaglass-houseandisbusythro wing stones.Hewillonlysucceedinharminghimself. -Youmustalwaysexplainhow theproverbsummarizesthemessagelearnt evenwhenyouhavenotbeenasksto.
Thebirdsgoonsinging Andtheflowers 45 Donothangtheirheads Theagoyabirdissilent Theagoyacomesafterwards, Hesingstotell, Thatdeathhasbeenthatway!50 VIIWhenMotherDeathcomes Shewhispers Come, Andyoustandup AndfollowYougetupimmediately, Andyoustartwalking Withoutbrushingthedust Onyourbuttocks. 68 VIIIYoumaybebehind 60 Anewbuffalo-hideshield, Andatthemock-fight Orinbattle Youmaybematchless IX Youmaybehiding Inthehole Ofthesmallestblackinsect, Orinthedarkestplace Whereratsbreast-feedtheirpuppies, OrbehindtheAgorohills. OkothP’Bitek Questions 1.WhydoesOcolrejectLawino?Giveexamples. 2. GivereasonswhyLawinoblamesOcol. 3.Whatdoyouunderstandbythisline:"ForthejourneytoPagak"? (line28) 4.Whatthingsdopeopleusetowardoffdeath?Arethesethingseffective? 5.Whatdoyouunderstandbythefollowinglines: "Thewindkeepsblowing Thebirdsgoonsinging Andtheflowers Donothangtheirheads."? (lines43to46) 6.Thewriterstartswithonethemewhichleadstoanother.Whatarethe twothemes? 7 .
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