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JAMB Literature in English 1999 Question 45

Question 45

Other Set Texts: African Prose
Mariama Bâ, 'So Long a Letter'
The passage, as printed

The use of the present tense in the passage

  1. A.makes it dramatic
  2. B.heightens its objectivity
  3. C.captures the narrator's anger
  4. D.makes it farcical.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (makes it dramatic)

Explanation

Telling it in the present ("I see my sons arriving") makes us feel we are watching it happen.