UI Post-UTME Literature in English 2025 (Model questions) Question 3

Question 3

Literary History

Which of the following is associated with the Modernist literary movement?
I. Linear plots and clear moral lessons
II. Stream of consciousness and fragmentation
III. Experimentation with form
IV. Didacticism and direct social propaganda

  1. A.i
  2. B.ii
  3. C.ii & iii
  4. D.iv
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (ii & iii)

Explanation

Modernist writers like Joyce, Woolf and Eliot used stream of consciousness, broken-up narratives and new forms.