ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which genre is ____ A story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting.
A
Historical Fiction
B
Fantasy
C
Realistic Fiction
D
Nonfiction
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting related to the past events, but is fictional.

Detailed explanation-2: -Historical Fiction is set in a real place, during a culturally recognizable time. The details and the action in the story can be a mix of actual events and ones from the author’s imagination as they fill in the gaps. Characters can be pure fiction or based on real people (often, it’s both).

Detailed explanation-3: -Historical Fiction Story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definition: Historical fiction is stories set in the past. Historical fiction seeks to recreate the aura of a time past, reconstructing characters, events, movements, ways of life, and the spirit of a bygone day. The time period–and its portrayal–is at the core of the story.

Detailed explanation-5: -Historical fiction, literature that is built around a time period in the past, is one of the genres that I most credit with helping me become a reader.

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