Unilorin Post-UTME Literature in English 2022 (Model questions) Question 6

Question 6

Prose: General

The narrative technique in which the inner thoughts of the character are brought to the fore is known as ________.

  1. A.dramatic irony
  2. B.interior monologue
  3. C.monologue
  4. D.dramatic monologue
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (interior monologue)

Explanation

Interior monologue lets the reader hear a character's private thoughts directly, like Santiago thinking alone at sea in The Old Man and the Sea.