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UI Post-UTME Literature in English 2023 (Model questions) Question 4

Question 4

Literary Appreciation: Prose and Drama
Extract from Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Wizard of the Crow
The passage, as printed

Read the extract and answer the question. The dominant device used in the passage is

  1. A.erotema
  2. B.monologue
  3. C.question tag
  4. D.reported speech
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (erotema)

Explanation

The passage is a string of questions asked for effect, not for answers; a rhetorical question is called erotema.