ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Sometimes the writer wants the reader to learn something from the story. This is the main message the writer wishes to share.
A
Theme
B
Plot
C
Complications
D
Conflict
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The term theme can be defined as the underlying meaning of a story. It is the message the writer is trying to convey through the story. Often the theme of a story is a broad message about life. The theme of a story is important because a story’s theme is part of the reason why the author wrote the story.

Detailed explanation-2: -The plot is simply what happens in the story and the order of the story’s events, and the moral is the lesson that the writer wants the main character (and by extension, you) to learn from the story.

Detailed explanation-3: -Theme is the main or central idea in a literary work. It is the unifying element of a story. A theme is not a summary of characters or events. Rather, it is the controlling idea or central insight of the story.

Detailed explanation-4: -Let’s make this easy: Theme is a general principle. Message is a specific example of that theme in action.

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