ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the narrator of the short story?
A
the author of the story
B
a person who tells the story
C
the comic relief in the story
D
the foil for the protagonist
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -narrator, one who tells a story. In a work of fiction the narrator determines the story’s point of view. If the narrator is a full participant in the story’s action, the narrative is said to be in the first person. A story told by a narrator who is not a character in the story is a third-person narrative.

Detailed explanation-2: -The narrator is the fictional construct the author has created to tell the story through. It’s the point of view the story is coming from.

Detailed explanation-3: -A story within a story, also referred to as an embedded narrative, is a literary device in which a character within a story becomes the narrator of a second story (within the first one).

Detailed explanation-4: -The omniscient narrator knows everything about the story and its characters.

Detailed explanation-5: -First-Person Narrative Voice. Second-Person Narrative Voice. Third-Person Narrative Voice. Omniscient Third-Person Narrator. 12-Jan-2022

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