Neco 2018 Literature In English Question 19

Practice objective / multiple choice question 19 from the 2018 Neco Literature In English examination.

Neco 2018 Literature In English Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 19 NECO • 2018 • LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH • objective

Scene A (African drama - "The Palm Wine Tapper") shows a young man secretly listening to his father's confession about a past betrayal, while the audience knows the truth before the characters do. Scene B (Non‑African drama - "The Glass Menagerie") features a character who mentions a photograph that the audience later discovers has been altered, revealing a hidden family secret. Compare how dramatic irony is employed in the two scenes and evaluate which play uses dramatic irony more effectively, providing reasons for your judgment.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. Both scenes use dramatic irony, but "The Palm Wine Tapper" does so more effectively because the audience's early knowledge creates continuous suspense and directly drives the son's emotional response, whereas the irony in "The Glass Menagerie" is revealed later and serves mainly a thematic purpose.
B. "The Palm Wine Tapper" and "The Glass Menagerie" use dramatic irony equally; the audience's knowledge functions similarly in both plays, making any claim of greater effectiveness unfounded.
C. Both scenes employ dramatic irony, but "The Glass Menagerie" uses it more effectively because the delayed revelation creates a stronger emotional shock for the audience, while the irony in "The Palm Wine Tapper" is limited to a single moment.
D. Neither scene actually uses dramatic irony; both rely on straightforward exposition, so comparing their effectiveness is irrelevant.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
Both scenes use dramatic irony, but "The Palm Wine Tapper" does so more effectively because the audience's early knowledge creates continuous suspense and directly drives the son's emotional response, whereas the irony in "The Glass Menagerie" is revealed later and serves mainly a thematic purpose.

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This is Neco 2018 Literature In English Question 19. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Literature In English examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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