ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is third person omniscient?
A
When the story’s narrator is a character in the story and uses words such as I, me, and we outside of quotes.
B
When the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of 1 character
C
When the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of 2 or more characters
D
When the narrator tells the story to the reader/a character using the word “you".
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The omniscient narrator knows everything about the story and its characters. This narrator can enter anyone’s mind, move freely through time, and give the reader their own opinions and observations as well as those of the characters.

Detailed explanation-2: -When you read “As the campers settled into their tents, Zara hoped her eyes did not betray her fear, and Lisa silently wished for the night to quickly end”-that’s an example of third person omniscient narration. Multiple characters’ emotions and inner thoughts are available to the reader.

Detailed explanation-3: -Third Person Omniscient Omniscient means “all-knowing, ” and likewise an omniscient narrator knows every character’s thoughts, feelings, and motivations even if that character doesn’t reveal any of those things to the other characters.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are two types of third-person point of view: omniscient, in which the narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story, or limited, in which the narrator relates only their own thoughts, feelings, and knowledge about various situations and the other characters.

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