ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The overall feeling(s) a story can evoke from the reader. This is used in fiction ONLY!
A
Mood
B
Theme
C
Setting
D
Plot
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -MOOD DEFINITION LITERATURE A mood is a feeling that can refer to the emotional state of mind of a person/character or the atmosphere of a story. Mood is omnipresent in stories. In literature, mood is communicated subtly through the use of imagery, conflict, etc.; and explicitly through omniscient narration or dialogue.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mood is the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader. Mood is produced most effectively through the use of setting, theme, voice and tone. Tone can indicate the narrator’s mood, but the overall mood comes from the totality of the written work, even in first-person narratives.

Detailed explanation-3: -The definition of mood in literature can best be understood as the emotion the author strives to evoke in the reader. Mood in literature embodies the overall feeling or atmosphere of the work. Authors can generate a story’s mood through different techniques-all of which are done through the use of language, of course.

Detailed explanation-4: -Using body language (revealing internal sensations) Naming the emotion. Via the character’s thoughts. 13-Aug-2019

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