Question 6
Literary Appreciation: Prose and DramaJAMB 2003 Literary Appreciation: on God and evil
'If God is the sole author of man's life and all that befall him on earth, does it not stand to reason that all evils that befall man are God sanctioned? If man generally turns to God to bail him out of evil or bad occurrences, is one wrong then to conclude that He allows evils to befall man to bring him back to Him?'
The literary style used in the passage above is
- A.discursive
- B.rhetorical
- C.accusative
- D.interrogative
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: D (interrogative)
Explanation
The whole passage is made up of questions ('does it not stand to reason…?', 'is one wrong then…?'), so its style is interrogative.