UI Post-UTME Literature in English 2021 (Model questions) Question 5

Question 5

Poetry: General

A genre of literature that can be seen as language gamesmanship is

  1. A.poetry.
  2. B.drama.
  3. C.fiction
  4. D.prose.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (poetry.)

Explanation

Poetry plays freely with words, sounds and rules of language (poetic licence).