Complete the activities given below as per the instructions : (4 marks)(i) Match the columns : (2)Column ‘A’Column ‘B’(1) Setting(a) Course of events(2) Conflict(b) Central idea(3) Plot(c) The background of the story(4) Theme(d) Provides interest and…

Answer: (i) (1)–(c), (2)–(d), (3)–(a), (4)–(b); (ii) (a) William James, (b) Frankenstein, (c) Italian, (d) Picaresque.

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(ii) (a) Stream of consciousness is a phrase coined by William James. (The American psychologist used it for the continuous flow of thoughts; novelists like Virginia Woolf later used the technique.)
(b) Frankenstein is considered as the first novel based on science and technology. (It was written by Mary Shelley and is regarded as the first science-fiction novel.)
(c) The word ‘Novella’ is originated from the Italian word. (‘Novella’ means a new story or piece of news.)
(d) The Picaresque novel narrates the adventures of the protagonist. (It follows the episodic adventures of a roguish but likeable hero.)