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JAMB Literature in English 1990 Question 21

Question 21

Other Set Texts: African Prose
From Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
The passage, as printed

In view of the speaker's aim, this statement is

  1. A.ambiguous
  2. B.hyperbolic
  3. C.ironic
  4. D.an understatement
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (ironic)

Explanation

The speaker mocks the other's "madness" while seeming to agree with it.