ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
either a narrator outside of the story tells it or a main character tells the story
A
plot
B
point of view
C
setting
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Third Person Point of View. In third-person narration, the narrator exists outside the events of the story, and relates the actions of the characters by referring to their names or by the third-person pronouns he, she, or they.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many stories have the protagonist telling the story, while in others, the narrator may be another character or an outside viewer, a narrator who is not in the story at all. The narrator should not be confused with the author, who is the writer of the story and whose opinions may not be those written into the narrative.

Detailed explanation-3: -First-person point of view This limits the scope of what a reader can know about other characters, but it is truest to how we live our lives. There are two ways to write in first person: First-person central: The narrator is also the protagonist of the story.

Detailed explanation-4: -Third-person omniscient point of view. The omniscient narrator knows everything about the story and its characters. This narrator can enter anyone’s mind, move freely through time, and give the reader their own opinions and observations as well as those of the characters.

Detailed explanation-5: -First, second, and third person are ways of describing points of view. First person is the I/we perspective. Second person is the you perspective. Third person is the he/she/it/they perspective.

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