ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRADITIONAL LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Fables have ____
A
Only 1 problem using trickery
B
Teaches you a lesson or moral
C
Has Gods and Goddesses
D
Animals act like people
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to our ancient sources, the fable’s use of animals primarily serves to underscore the fictionality and lightness of the stories. The risibility of the humanized animal allows the fable to make its point without boring or insulting an addressee.

Detailed explanation-2: -fable, narrative form, usually featuring animals that behave and speak as human beings, told in order to highlight human follies and weaknesses. A moral-or lesson for behaviour-is woven into the story and often explicitly formulated at the end.

Detailed explanation-3: -For most of human history, people have told stories in which animals or inanimate objects act in human-like ways. The term for this is anthropomorphism.

Detailed explanation-4: -A lion is noble. A rooster is boastful. A peacock is proud. A fox is cunning. A wolf is fierce. A horse is brave. A donkey is hard-working.

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