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Trends in KCSE oral literature : a comprehensive course book and quick revision book for secondary school oral literature/ John Wangwe, Domitila Atitwa , Kituva B.N.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextDescription: v,227 pages ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9789914497793
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 398.096762 WAN
Summary: The book is structured to align with the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) syllabus, covering essential oral literature components. Detailed exploration of various genres including trickster, dilemma, etiological, and ogre narratives. It includes analysis of characterization, plot, and the roles of narrators and audiences. Comprehensive coverage of proverbs, riddles, tongue twisters, and puns. Guidelines on how to analyze performance, sound patterns (rhyme, alliteration), and stylistic devices like satire and irony in oral poems. The text provides "cues and guidelines" on maximizing scores, identifying exactly where marks are typically earned or lost in an exam setting. It features sample past papers and detailed marking schemes to help learners focus on high-yield areas.
List(s) this item appears in: Mativo March 2026-(legal )
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The book is structured to align with the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) syllabus, covering essential oral literature components.
Detailed exploration of various genres including trickster, dilemma, etiological, and ogre narratives. It includes analysis of characterization, plot, and the roles of narrators and audiences. Comprehensive coverage of proverbs, riddles, tongue twisters, and puns. Guidelines on how to analyze performance, sound patterns (rhyme, alliteration), and stylistic devices like satire and irony in oral poems. The text provides "cues and guidelines" on maximizing scores, identifying exactly where marks are typically earned or lost in an exam setting. It features sample past papers and detailed marking schemes to help learners focus on high-yield areas.

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