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UI Post-UTME Literature in English 2019 (Model questions) Question 28

Question 28

Other Set Texts: African Drama
Extract from Femi Osofisan, Women of Owu
The passage, as printed

Read the extract. "Only till I put blade to his lovely throat" is ________

  1. A.Ironical
  2. B.Oxymoronic
  3. C.Antithetical
  4. D.Metaphorical
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (Ironical)

Explanation

Calling the throat she wants to cut 'lovely' is bitterly ironic.