Literary scholars have found similarities in the folk tales, myths, and fables from different cultures, even though the writers of these stories never knew each other and lived in very different surroundings. Which literary elements tend to be most similar across cultures? a. Plot elements and the themes they express b. The details of the story's settings c. Idioms and other types of figurative language used d. The personalities of the characters

a. Plot elements and the themes they express.

Explanation:

Despite difference in cultures, many of our folktales, myths, fables, and stories passed from generation to generation seem to have a sort of similarity or parallelism among them. Added to that, all cultures have their distinct and even are geographically located far from each other.

But one thing that literary scholars have found is that despite the difference in cultures and being far apart, myths, fables, folktales etc. of these cultures seem to have a similarity in their tales. These similarities are mainly seen in the way the plot is constructed and the themes that they deal with.

Thus, the correct answer is option a.

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