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UI Post-UTME Literature in English 2013 (Model questions) Question 21

Question 21

Literary Appreciation: Poetry
Extract from Christopher Okigbo, Heavensgate
The passage, as printed

Read the extract. The complexity of the poem can be ascribed to the poet's use of

  1. A.archaic diction
  2. B.structural inversion
  3. C.compound words
  4. D.extended metaphor
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (structural inversion)

Explanation

The normal word order is turned round ('Me to the Orangery / Solitude invites'), which makes the lines hard to follow: structural inversion.