ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The elements of setting – time, place, mood, social and cultural context – help to make a novel feel real and alive.

Detailed explanation-3: -A setting can be a real time period and geographical location or a fictional world and unfamiliar time period. Setting also includes the physical landscape, climate, weather, and the societal and cultural surroundings that serve as a backdrop for the action. Setting is revealed through the exposition of a story.

Detailed explanation-4: -The three types of setting are the elements of time, place, and environment (both physical and social). Each of these types contributes to building the setting of a story.

Detailed explanation-5: -Students are familiar with the four types of setting: physical, social, historical and psychological.