ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
d Person Point of View is when ____
A
The narrator is an outsider who knows only the thoughts and feelings of one character
B
The story is told from only one characters perspective
C
The author or narrator speaks directly to you, making it hard to determine your (the readers) emotions from that of the character
D
The narrator is an outsider who knows all the emotions of all characters involved
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -First-Person Point of View: Subjective Point of View. In a story told from first-person point of view, the narrator is one of the characters and tell us what he or she experiences and thinks about those experiences.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the first person point of view, one of the story’s characters serves as a narrator and readers watch the story unfold through that character’s eyes. First person point of view is easy to identify because the character or narrator speaks to readers in their own voice, frequently using the pronoun ‘I’.

Detailed explanation-3: -When writing, authors must decide from what point of view they want to express their ideas. There are three different choices – first person, second person, and a variety of third person point of views. The type of pronouns and the genre can be a clue when identifying the author’s point of view.

Detailed explanation-4: -Point of view is expressed through the author’s use of pronouns, which reveal the narrator’s position. In first person, the narrator uses the pronoun I throughout the writing. In second person, the narrator uses the pronoun you. In third person, the narrator uses the pronouns she/he/they/it.

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