Difference between Oral and Written Literature

 

DEFFERENCE BETWEEN ORAL AND WRITTEN LITERATURE

 

ORAL LITERATURE

WRITTEN LITERATURE

i.             It presented/delivered through the words of mouth. It is given orally

It presented/delivered in written document. It involves writing.

ii.            Is not selective exact both literate and deliterate one’s are involved and enjoyed. It is property of whole society.

Is selective only educated one’s are involved. It is not a property of whole society.

iii.           Must be done when there is an audience the speaker and hearer.

It can be done even by one person that is writer.

iv.           Is older than written literature. It passed generation to generation from the time ancestors

It is not older. It comes after the invention of science and technology.

 

v.            It is flexible, that it can undergo changes easily in the cause of speaking.

Is not flexible and cannot undergo changes easily.

vi.           It less expensive, it does not need any cost when somebody speaks.

Is expensive, it presented by using written document, one’s needs to buy like pens, papers, or text book.