About “Alpomish”: features of the folk dastan
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Using “Alpomish”, write three features of a folk dastan and give an example of each.
E.g. mix of verse and prose – the bard tells events in prose and feelings in verse; trials – race, bow, wrestling; customs – Barchin’s wedding rites.
2
Why are dastans created orally without a named author? State your view in three sentences.
Over centuries they passed from bard to bard, each adding something of his own; so no single author can be named.
3
Learn about another folk dastan (for example from the “Go‘ro‘g‘li” cycle) from an adult or a book and introduce its hero in one sentence.
Free answer; check that the hero’s name and main quality are stated correctly.
4
Choose the hero of “Alpomish” you like best and write in three sentences why.
Free answer; it should give an example from the chosen hero’s actions.