ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is point of view?
A
The way a story expresses the view about life and how people behave
B
The way a story makes you feel or think
C
The turning point in the story
D
The perspective from which the story is being presented
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In first person point of view the narrator is a character in the story telling it from their perspective. In third person point of view the narrator is not part of the story and the characters never acknowledge the narrator’s presence. Less common than first and third is second person point of view.

Detailed explanation-2: -Perspective is how the characters view and process what’s happening within the story. Here’s how it compares with point of view: Point of view focuses on the type of narrator used to tell the story. Perspective focuses on how this narrator perceives what’s happening within the story.

Detailed explanation-3: -Point of view (POV) is what the character or narrator telling the story can see (his or her perspective). The author chooses “who” is to tell the story by determining the point of view. Depending on who the narrator is, he/she will be standing at one point and seeing the action.

Detailed explanation-4: -First, second, and third person are ways of describing points of view. First person is the I/we perspective. Second person is the you perspective. Third person is the he/she/it/they perspective.

Detailed explanation-5: -Third-person, including: Third-person limited point of view. Third-person omniscient point of view. First-person point of view. Second-person point of view. 20-Dec-2022

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