ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What type of literary work revolves around a single idea and is short enough to read in one setting?
A
non-fiction
B
novel
C
an epic
D
short story
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A short story is a piece of prose fiction that can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood.

Detailed explanation-2: -r: I. plot is a planned, logical series of events having a beginning, middle, and end. The short story usually has one plot so it can be read in one sitting.

Detailed explanation-3: -The definition of “novelette” is any short, fictional work of prose narrative.

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