ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The main events of a novel is the plot.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Plot-the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence. These events relate to each other in a pattern or a sequence. Conflict-is a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces, usually a protagonist and an antagonist.

Detailed explanation-2: -The plot of a story is the sequence of events that shape a broader narrative, with every event causing or affecting each other. In other words, plot is a series of causes-and-effects which shape the story as a whole.

Detailed explanation-3: -Climax. A story consists of a series of smaller events, leading up to and culminating at Climax-the big and important event, the reason for telling a story. The Climax is the moment such Event happens.

Detailed explanation-4: -By definition, a novel is a work of fiction. Merriam-Webster defines it as an ‘invented prose narrative’, if you want to sound fancy. So solely based on definition, the events in a novel must be made up.

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