ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first section on a linear plot map is called ____
A
Conflict
B
Rising Action
C
Exposition
D
Setting
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Beginning, also known as the Exposition, introduces the setting (time and place), characters and plot. The Beginning also includes a statement of the problem. This is also known as the Conflict. The problem is usually the challenge the main character has to face.

Detailed explanation-2: -This is called the EXPOSITION. It is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story. The EXPOSITION will often have information about events that happened before the story began. The EXPOSITION is often the very first part of the PLOT.

Detailed explanation-3: -The exposition is the introduction to a story, including the primary characters’ names, setting, mood, and time. The conflict is the primary problem that drives the plot of the story, often a main goal for the protagonist to achieve or overcome.

Detailed explanation-4: -In fact, the order in which events are unfolded for the reader or audience can be quite different from the order in which they happen to the characters. Plot, then, is really that internal progression of events, while the reader/audience order is more precisely referred to as Exposition.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first part is the exposition, which is the part of the play where the audience learns about the setting, the characters, and any background information they might need to understand the conflict.

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