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JAMB Literature in English 1985 Question 33

Question 33

Literary Terms and Devices

In a work of Literature, the hero is one

  1. A.whose name is mentioned the greatest number of times in the text
  2. B.who is antagonistic to everyone else
  3. C.whose experiences provide the central conflict in the work
  4. D.who dies in the course of the story
  5. E.who performs brave and heroic deeds.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (whose experiences provide the central conflict in the work)

Explanation

In literature the hero (protagonist) is the central character whose experiences make up the main conflict of the work, whether or not he does brave deeds.