SIMILARITY BETWEEN
ORALLY AND WRITTEN LITERATURE
i.
They both use a language. In Oral literature language
is used in spoken form while in written literature language is used in written
form.
ii.
They both use characters. In telling stories one’s can
use animals as characters. Example; Fable. While in written works an
artist/authors can use characters by using human names. Example; Baroka, Sidi,
Lakunle.
iii.
They both criticised a bad behaviour, Oral literature
through Fable, Myth and Falk tells creates moral lesson especially to children,
while written literature through Novels, Plays and Poetry criticise the wrong
of the society such as corruption and child labour.
iv.
They both reveal social realities, they something
which comes from the society. They do not develop into vacuum.
v.
Both entertain the society. Oral literature through
songs and proverbs one’s can be entertained while written literature such as
poetry one’s can enjoyed the figures of speech.
