ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is it called when the time and place of a story is given?
A
Plot
B
Setting
C
Location
D
Exposition
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Setting is the time and place an author chooses for a literary work. A setting can be a real time period and geographical location or a fictional world and unfamiliar time period.

Detailed explanation-2: -The setting of a story is a literary device that establishes when and where its plot takes place. Also known as backdrop, a story setting can be drawn from imagination or based on historic events, as well as geographical locations in the real world (such as a specific city, or the house of a character).

Detailed explanation-3: -The three types of setting are the elements of time, place, and environment (both physical and social). Each of these types contributes to building the setting of a story.

Detailed explanation-4: -Students are familiar with the four types of setting: physical, social, historical and psychological.

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