ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRADITIONAL LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What kind of story is a fable?
A
fiction
B
non-fiction
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A fable is a short story that illustrates a moral lesson. The plot of a fable includes a simple conflict and a resolution, followed by a maxim. Fables feature anthropomorphized animals and natural elements as main characters.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Fables are fiction. They are not true and were written by a person in order to teach a life lesson or a moral. Many, though not all, fables feature personified animals or other objects.

Detailed explanation-3: -ˈfā-bəl. : a short fictitious story. especially : one intended to teach a lesson and in which animals speak and act like human beings.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fables are short and basic, without too much detail about how the characters/setting look like. Fables have a moral lesson and teach us what we should and should not do. Usually there is a good character who does the right thing and follows the lesson.

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