This question is based on Literary Principles. ''Virture in Russia as in his childhood, seemed...

LITERATURE
JAMB 1993

This question is based on Literary Principles.

''Virture in Russia as in his childhood, seemed something that arose from men, like a comforting body odour, rather than something from above that impaled the struggling soul like a moth on a pin.'' John Updike, Beech: A Book

The tone of the passage above is

  • A. authoritative
  • B. mocking
  • C. appreciative
  • D. scathing

Correct Answer: D. scathing



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