This question is based on Literary Principles. 'Standing on the veranda, I see my sons Alioune and Malick arriving in tears. They are in a pitiable state; t...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 1999 Subject: Literature In English

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This question is based on Literary Principles.

'Standing on the veranda, I see my sons Alioune and Malick arriving in tears. They are in a pitiable state; torn clothes, bodies covered in dust from a fall, knees bleeding beneath the shorts. There is a larg hole in the right sleeve of Malick's sweater; the arm on the same side hangs down limply. One of the boys supporting him explained to me:

'A motorcyclist knocked down Malick and Alioune.

We were playing football'''

Mariama Ba, 'So Long a Letter'

The use of the present tense in the passage

makes it dramatic

heightens its objectivity

captures the narrator's anger

makes it farcical

General Literary Principles

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This question is based on Literary Principles. 'Standing on the veranda, I see my sons Alioune and Malick arriving in tears. They are in a pitiable state; t...

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