ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The narrator knows the thoughts of the main character only.
A
3rd person limited
B
3rd person omniscient
C
3rd person objective
D
1st person
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In third-person limited narration, the narrator still exists outside the events of the story, but does not know the motivations or thoughts of all the characters. Rather, one character is the driver of the story, and the reader is given a closer peek into that character’s psyche than the others.

Detailed explanation-2: -The third person limited point of view is where the narrator tells the story from the perspective of a single protagonist, referring to them by name or using a third person pronoun such as they/she/he. The narrator can only see inside the mind of the protagonist.

Detailed explanation-3: -For traditional third-person narration, you can use italics to indicate a character’s thoughts or inner dialogue. This sends an unambiguous signal to the reader that what she’s reading is thought or inner dialogue and not spoken dialogue.

Detailed explanation-4: -Omniscient narrators come in many different forms, and some are more omniscient than others. Many stories and novels are written in the third person, but still tend to closely follow only one or two characters. This technique is called third person limited omniscient, or often just third person limited.

Detailed explanation-5: -Examples of Third Person Limited Point of View There was something in Peter’s eyes, when he was in his mad mood, and whenever Ender saw that look, that glint, he knew that the one thing Peter would not do was leave him alone. I’m practicing piano, Ender. Come turn the pages for me.

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