ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A ____ is the perspective from which a literary work is told.
A
symbol
B
imagery
C
theme
D
point-of-view
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Point of view is the writer’s way of deciding who is telling the story to whom. Establishing a clear point of view is important because it dictates how your reader interprets characters, events, and other important details. There are three kinds of point of view: first person, second person, and third person.

Detailed explanation-2: -Perspective is how the characters view and process what’s happening within the story. Here’s how it compares with point of view: Point of view focuses on the type of narrator used to tell the story. Perspective focuses on how this narrator perceives what’s happening within the story.

Detailed explanation-3: -Point of view (POV) in book writing is the perspective from which a story is told. The common points of view from which an author can narrate a story are: 1st person POV uses the pronouns “I” and “we.” 2nd person POV uses the pronoun “you.”

Detailed explanation-4: -First person point of view. First person perspective is when “I” am telling the story. Second person point of view. Third person point of view, limited. Third person point of view, omniscient.

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