ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A lesson about life or moral, which may be stated directly or indirectly.
A
theme
B
symbol
C
tone
D
metaphor
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Theme is the central idea of a text that is implied by the author several times in a book or a story while moral is the message or the lesson that the author wants readers to get from the story.

Detailed explanation-2: -Theme is the central idea of a story. It is the moral or life-lesson that you understand from the story.

Detailed explanation-3: -Directly Stated Theme. A directly stated theme can literally be underlined in the text. There is NO guesswork. The author simple TELLS the reader the message he/she is suppose to understand. Indirectly Stated Theme.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is a Theme? Theme: Life lesson, meaning, moral, or message about life or human nature that is communicated by a literary work. Theme is what the story teaches readers. A theme is not a word, it is a sentence.

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