ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work, also referred to as the author’s message ____
A
paradox
B
theme
C
symbolism
D
memoir
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A literary theme is the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work. The theme of a story can be conveyed using characters, setting, dialogue, plot, or a combination of all of these elements.

Detailed explanation-2: -A story’s theme is what the story is about-but not in the way you might initially think. A theme isn’t the work’s literal details like its character or setting. It’s the universal message the story communicates.

Detailed explanation-3: -A theme is a central, unifying idea. It’s the bigger issue that emerges as the characters pursue their goals.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples. Some common themes in literature are “love, ” “war, ” “revenge, ” “betrayal, ” “patriotism, ” “grace, ” “isolation, ” “motherhood, ” “forgiveness, ” “wartime loss, ” “treachery, ” “rich versus poor, ” “appearance versus reality, ” and “help from other-worldly powers."

Detailed explanation-5: -The theme is the underlying meaning or the point on which the entire work is based that the author wants to convey to the readers. Topic refers to the word or sentence, which states the main subject of the work, i.e. the one with which the entire work is related.

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