This study discusses irony in fables, how they are used and their relevance in these fables.I therefore studied six fables using the feature of irony according to D.C Muecke which are: Irony as appearance versus reality ...

This study analyses the language used in Kinyankore folk songs, focusing particularly on the parallel features which are structural, semantic and phonological. These features are used both in composition and performance. ...

This research examines how the universal concept of masculinity is viewed through the oral literature genre of legends, basically focusing on the Baganda legends. The thesis expounds the perception of the picture of a man ...

Proverbs among the Bagwere have been and still are the most powerful oral literally tool used by people in their daily speech. Proverbs have kept the cultural norms, morals and their significance cannot be over looked. ...

Matini hii inahusu uhalisiajabu katika tamthilia ya Mfalme Edipode ya Sofokile. Katika matini hii nimechunguza uhalisiajabu katika kiwango cha wahusika na mandhari katika tamthilia hii nikiongozwa na nadharia ya Uhalisiajabu. ...

This research was set to analyze the way irony is brought out in Runyoro fables and it’s effectiveness in bringing out the meanings in these stories. Using my knowledge about oral literature and different readings about ...

The purpose of this research was to analyze class struggles as reflected in the Banyoro folksongs. The Banyoro have different classes of people. However according to O. Bertell (1968) Class divides people into developed ...

The Study critically analyzes the reccurence of the theme of domestic violence in Ankole folktales. In it I argue that society constructed, through its oral literature, the standards with which people relate to one another. ...

This research was mainly carried out to investigate and show how the aspect of symbolism is applied to construct meaning by analyzing how the concept is represented through the oral literature of proverbs. From the research ...