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JAMB Literature in English 1988 Question 44

Question 44

Other Set Texts: African Drama
From Kolera Kolej by Femi Osofisan
The passage, as printed

The two most prominent weapons of satire in this passage are

  1. A.understatement and hyperbole
  2. B.irony and metaphor
  3. C.simile and personification
  4. D.irony and understatement.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (irony and understatement.)

Explanation

Farmers' "patriotic duties of starving" so rulers can "belch" is bitter irony, told in a calm, understated tone.