Question 2
NECO
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2020
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
Within *The Lion and the Jewel*, the audience learns early that Baroka intends to marry the village belle, yet the characters on stage are unaware of his plan until the climax. Identify the dramatic technique employed, explain how the playwright creates this effect, and state its impact on the audience's perception of Baroka.
Answer Options
A.
The technique is direct address; Soyinka creates it by having Baroka speak directly to the audience about his intentions, which makes the audience complicit in his scheming.
B.
The technique is a flashback; Soyinka creates it by showing a previous scene of Baroka's marriage plans, which leads the audience to understand his motives earlier than the other characters.
C.
The technique is situational irony; Soyinka creates it by having Baroka's plan hidden from the audience as well as the characters, which makes the audience view Baroka as mysterious but not particularly clever.
Correct Answer
D.
The technique is dramatic irony; Soyinka creates it by revealing Baroka's plan through the narrator while the characters stay unaware, which makes the audience see Baroka as a clever, scheming figure and builds suspense.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
The technique is dramatic irony; Soyinka creates it by revealing Baroka's plan through the narrator while the characters stay unaware, which makes the audience see Baroka as a clever, scheming figure and builds suspense.
About This Question
This is
Neco
2020
Literature In English
Question 2.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2020
Neco
Literature In English
examination.
Difficulty level:
Medium
.