A. The use of like or as to draw a comparison between two unlike things
B. The telling of songs, chants, proverbs, and other verbal compositions to a single generation within and between nonliterate cultures
C. The passing on from one generation to another of songs, chants, proverbs, and other verbal compositions after it has been written down.
D. The passing on from one generation (and/or locality) to another of songs, chants, proverbs, and other verbal compositions within and between non-literate cultures by word of mouth