CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A short story is a brief work of fiction.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -short story, brief fictional prose narrative that is shorter than a novel and that usually deals with only a few characters. The short story is usually concerned with a single effect conveyed in only one or a few significant episodes or scenes.

Detailed explanation-2: -A short story is a work of prose fiction that can be read in one sitting-usually between 20 minutes to an hour. There is no maximum length, but the average short story is 1, 000 to 7, 500 words, with some outliers reaching 10, 000 or 15, 000 words.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sukumar Azhikode defined a short story as “a brief prose narrative with an intense episodic or anecdotal effect".

Detailed explanation-4: -Fiction refers to any type of literature that’s created from the imagination and typically has a narrative. It describes imaginary events and people. Usually, this comes in the form of books and stories.

Detailed explanation-5: -A short, amusing true story is an anecdote. You might come back from a crazy spring break with a lot of anecdotes to tell.

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