Question 14
Set Text: The Lion and the JewelWhich of the following is not a technique in Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel?
- A.allusion
- B.mime
- C.irony
- D.allegory
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: D (allegory)
Explanation
The play uses mime (the Lost Traveller), allusion (e.g. to Bathsheba) and irony, but it is not an allegory.