JAMB Literature in English 2001 Question 23

Question 23

Other Set Texts: African Drama

Femi Osofisan's Morountodun: The diction of the play can be described as

  1. A.political and rhetorical
  2. B.arrogant and condemnatory
  3. C.urgent but apolitical
  4. D.poetic but difficult
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (political and rhetorical)

Explanation

The play is about class struggle and uses speeches meant to persuade, so its language is political and rhetorical.