ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which type of literature is written to broaden and deepen and sharpen our awareness of life, to take us deeper into the real world and enable us to understand our troubles?
A
escape literature
B
interpretive literature
C
The Twilight Saga
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -► Interpretative Literature: is written to broaden, deepen, and sharpen our awareness of life.-Takes us through the imagination, deeper into the real world – enables us to understand out troubles.-Interpretative writers are discoverers: they take us out into the midst of life.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fiction may be classified into two broad categories-literature of escape and literature of interpretation. Escape literature is that written purely for entertainment-to help us pass the time agreeably, Interpretive literature is written to broaden and deepen and sharpen our awareness of life.

Detailed explanation-3: -Interpretive Literature: literature written to broaden, deepen, and sharpen our awareness of life.

Detailed explanation-4: -Biography/Autobiography Narrative of a person’s life, a true story about a real person.

Detailed explanation-5: -In a traditional narrow sense, “fiction” refers to written narratives in prose – often referring specifically to novels, novellas, and short stories.

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