NCERT Solutions for Class 11 English (Woven Words) Essays 4 Tribal Verse

Class : 11th

Subject : English

Chapter : 4(Essays)

Chapter Name : Tribal Verse

Q1 Identify the common characteristics shared by tribal communities all over the world.

Answer. Tribal communities are distant from the materialistic world. They have their own
communities and rules that are the same all over the world. Tribal communities have the same
rituals all over the world. Trial’s believe nature is the purest form of God. They make all attempts
to save nature from exploitation. They believe in intuition rather than the decision. They believe
God is linked to human beings and humans have the ability to extract the truth.

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Q2 What distinguishes the tribal imagination from the secular imagination?

Answer. The imagination of tribal is highly fictional. Tribal imagination is unlike secular
imagination they have all the characteristics of being dreamlike and unreal. In their imagination
all the impossible happens like oceans can fly and mountains can swim. The temporal
sequence does not stop them from restricting the narrative or imagination.

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Q3 How does G.N. Devy bring out the importance of the oral literary tradition?

Answer. G.N Devy through his essay highlights their tradition. Many people don’t consider oral
literature as an important part of literature. G.N. Devy has collected these materials all overage.