Neco 2017 Literature In English Question 15

Practice objective / multiple choice question 15 from the 2017 Neco Literature In English examination.

Neco 2017 Literature In English Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 15 NECO • 2017 • LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH • objective

Read the excerpt from a play: MRS. ADAMS (aside): *Little does John know that I have already written his fate.* JOHN (entering, unaware): *Mother, why do you stare at that letter?* MRS. ADAMS (softly): *Just a memory, my son.* Based on the dialogue and stage direction, answer the following: (a) What is the relationship between the two characters? (b) What type of dramatic irony is demonstrated in the scene? (c) Briefly describe the source of tension created by this irony.

Answer Options

A. They are husband and wife; the scene shows situational irony (the audience knows the husband's secret while the wife does not); the tension arises from the audience waiting for the wife to uncover the husband's plan.
B. They are mother and daughter; the scene shows dramatic irony of fate (the audience knows the daughter's destiny while the mother is unaware); the tension is created by the audience expecting the daughter to confront her fate.
C. They are mother and son; the scene shows verbal irony (the mother says one thing while meaning another); the tension stems from the audience sensing the hidden meaning behind the mother's words.
Correct Answer D. They are mother and son; the scene shows dramatic irony of knowledge (the audience knows the mother's secret while John does not); the tension comes from the audience anticipating the moment John discovers his mother's hidden plan.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
They are mother and son; the scene shows dramatic irony of knowledge (the audience knows the mother's secret while John does not); the tension comes from the audience anticipating the moment John discovers his mother's hidden plan.

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This is Neco 2017 Literature In English Question 15. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Literature In English examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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