ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

AGES ERA PERIOD

VICTORIAN AGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What factors contributed to the increased popularity of nonfiction prose?
A
a new market position for nonfiction writing and an exalted sense of the didactic function of the writer
B
a Puritanical distrust of fictions and a thirst for trivia
C
the forbiddingly high cost of three-volume novels and the difficulty of finding poetry in bookshops outside of London
D
the deconstruction of the truth-fiction dichotomy and an accompanying relativistic sense that every opinion was of equal value
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As used in a broad sense, the term nonfictional prose literature here designates writing intended to instruct (but does not include highly scientific and erudite writings in which no aesthetic concern is evinced), to persuade, to convert, or to convey experience or reality through “factual” or spiritual revelation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The main elements of creative nonfiction are setting, descriptive imagery, figurative language, plot, and character.

Detailed explanation-3: -Characteristics of Nonfiction Most importantly, nonfiction writing must involve real people, places, and events. The stories told in nonfiction works must be true. If something in the story is made-up, then it falls under fiction. Nonfiction must also contain facts, which are information that can be proved to be true.

Detailed explanation-4: -It boosts your imagination Writing creative nonfiction can help you hone your abilities to tell a story. And the best way to grab readers’ attention is to tell a story in such an imaginative and compelling way that your readers can’t get their eyes off your work.

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