Which statement accurately reflects the role and significance of oral tradition in literature?

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Monks committed numerous scriptural texts to memory, ensuring their preservation.Scops performed poetry before aristocratic audiences, maintaining the storytelling and poetic heritage.Thegns, as noble patrons, supported poets and increased their popularity.Anchoresses entertained themselves by reciting poems during solitary confinement.

Explanation

Monks preserved religious texts through memorization, but it was the scops who actively recited poems to noble listeners, thereby sustaining the oral storytelling and poetic traditions. Thegns were noble supporters of the arts, while anchoresses reciting poetry for personal pastime is not a historically significant factor in preserving oral literature.