UI Post-UTME Literature in English 2013 (Model questions) Question 7

Question 7

Literary Terms and Devices

A reward or punishment a character receives in a literary work is

  1. A.point of attack
  2. B.popular outcry
  3. C.poetic license
  4. D.poetic justice
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (poetic justice)

Explanation

Poetic justice is when good characters are rewarded and wicked ones punished.