ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these does NOT help a reader figure out a character’s traits?
A
the character’s actions
B
the character’s words
C
the character’s thoughts
D
the character’s pets
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Look at the character’s motives (reason for doing or not doing things). Look for changes in the character’s thinking, behaving or feelings. Think about how you relate to the character(s)-the feelings you get about the character, such as: “She’s a real jerk, ” or “I’m sad because of the way he was treated, ” etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -An author uses traits to describe a character. Character traits help a reader learn more about characters. These traits can help a reader understand the character better. Character traits can also help a reader understand why a character acts the way he or she does in the story.

Detailed explanation-3: -As a reader, you can predict the character’s traits from what the character thinks, says and acts in a given situation. We might infer a character trait like feelings from the manner in which the author speaks. Note down the actions that the character does or feelings during an event. More items

Detailed explanation-4: -Direct characterization. Indirect characterization. Third Person Referentia. 19-Dec-2021

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