ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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AMERICAN LITERATURE

ELIZABETHAN ERA

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The children of the village, too, would shout with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. This work draws upon:
A
A European fairy tale
B
A local ghost story
C
An Indian legend
D
A European ghost story
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Rip Van Winkle was a good-natured man. He was a kind neighbour and was ready to help everyone. He played with the children of the village, taught them how to fly kites, shoot marbles and told them long stories.

Detailed explanation-2: -The moral of Rip Van Winkle is that life goes on. It doesn’t wait for anyone. If, like Rip Van Winkle, a person decides to take a nap, life will pass you by and it will be difficult to regain what you missed.

Detailed explanation-3: -The children of the village, too, would shout with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians.

Detailed explanation-4: -One day Rip walked on and on and reachest the highest part of the Katskill mountain. When he reached there, it was late in the afternoon and soon to be evening. He realised he could not reach the village before night. This suggests that Rip went far away from the village.

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