ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Also called the resolution; the conflict is resolved
A
climax
B
falling action
C
metaphor
D
simile
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Falling Action: The story begins to slow down and work towards its end, tying up loose ends of the plot. Resolution: Also known as the denouement, the resolution is when conflicts are resolved and the story concludes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The falling action resolves the conflict and ties up loose ends. It usually leads to the resolution, which is the story’s conclusion. In a sense, the falling action is like the denouement of a story. It is the “falling away” of the tension and excitement that has built up throughout the story.

Detailed explanation-3: -Falling action is everything that takes place immediately after the climax. The purpose of falling action is to bring the story from climax to a resolution. It is one of the key elements in any story which will usually include an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and denouement.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rising Action-one (or more) characters in crisis. (It begins with the inciting force and ends with the climax.) Falling Action-resolution of character’s crisis. (The events after the climax which close the story.)

Detailed explanation-5: -Falling action is a literary term that refers to the elements of plot after a story’s climax and before the resolution.

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