The use of imagery in selected Acholi folktales.

Abstract

This dissertation explains the existence of the Imagery in Acholi Folktales and also how it is used and the eventual effectiveness it has in giving out a message in the folktales. Oral literature is one of the types of Literature that has been a topic of research in different spheres of education with much interest placed on how the literary techniques have been used in Oral literature and these literary techniques include irony, personification, symbolism, similes to mention but a few. But much is yet to be added and studied on the existence of imagery in traditional folktales and its function in folktales. This research is intended to shine more light on Imagery as one of the techniques used in folktales and show its importance and how it is used to relay the intended message in the folktale. Therefore this research bridges the gap that has been created by this mishap. This research gives a definition to Imagery and also explains the different branches of imagery giving examples of each branch of imagery. This dissertation also extends it width and length and talks about what other scholars of literature have discussed in regards to Imagery being a potential and valuable techniques used in Literature. The dissertation afterwards uses a number of Acholi folktales to show that imagery is indeed present in folktales and it also explains the significance of the images in the folktales and how the images relay the message of the writer. By the end of this dissertation the gap that is existent in the study of imagery and folktales would have been bridged.