UI Post-UTME Literature in English 2021 (Model questions) Question 8

Question 8

Literary Terms and Devices

We will build bridges between the rich and the poor. We will ensure that everyone is equal. Nobody will lament in this nation anymore. Everybody will smile and no one will be sorrowful for a second. The speaker is being

A.superfluous
B.facetious
C.idealistic
D.puritanical

Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (idealistic)

Explanation

Promising a nation where nobody is ever sad is unrealistic: the speaker is idealistic.