ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

GOTHIC LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What literary device is used when characters talk to one another or to themselves?
A
Imagry
B
Dialouge
C
Exposition
D
Theme
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As a current literary device, dialogue refers to spoken lines by characters in a story that serve many functions such as adding context to a narrative, establishing voice and tone, or setting forth conflict. Writers utilize dialogue as a means to demonstrate communication between two characters.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dialogue is the exchange of spoken words between two or more characters in a book, play, or other written work. In prose writing, lines of dialogue are typically identified by the use of quotation marks and a dialogue tag, such as “she said.” In plays, lines of dialogue are preceded by the name of the person speaking.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dialogue: Spoken exchanges between characters in a dramatic or literary work, usually between two or more speakers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dialogues are conversations between two or more characters. If there is only one character speaking, it’s called a monologue, which is sometimes used in plays.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dialogue: The lines spoken by a character or characters in a play, essay, story, or novel, especially a conversation between two characters, or a literary work that takes the form of such a discussion.

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