ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the setting?
A
Create a mood or atmosphere
B
Creates a conflict for the character to solve
C
Explain a character’s motives
D
Reveal a characters traits
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Settings not only help to clarify a given story’s themes. They can also help us to understand a character’s worldview through how they think about their surroundings.

Detailed explanation-2: -Character motivation is the reason behind a character’s behaviors and actions in a given scene or throughout a story. Motivations are intrinsic needs: they might be external needs and relate to survival, but they might also be psychological or existential needs, such as love or professional achievement.

Detailed explanation-3: -Option D is the correct answer as the language spoken by characters is not connected to the time, environment or location of a story.

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

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