ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Writing that is based on real facts, events or people.
A
Fiction
B
Nonfiction
C
Fantasy
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Narrative nonfiction: Narrative nonfiction writing discusses facts in the style of a story. It uses chapters to structure the books rather than organizing the work by topic as expository nonfiction does. Examples of narrative nonfiction include memoirs and biographies.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nonfiction writing is based on actual events and facts. It includes accounts from real people and details of real places.

Detailed explanation-3: -Biography/Autobiography Narrative of a person’s life, a true story about a real person.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nonfiction is any literary work that is fact-based, intended to present true events and information as accurately as possible. Fiction, on the other hand, refers to narratives that are drawn from the imagination. Nonfiction books focus on what is real.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is focused on story, meaning it has a narrative plot with an inciting moment, rising action, climax and denoument, just like fiction. However, nonfiction only works if the story is based in truth, an accurate retelling of the author’s life experiences.

There is 1 question to complete.