WAEC Literature in English 2020 Objective — Question 11

Question 11 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2020 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

In literature, the term poetic justice applies to

A. a story that ends well
B. characters that are spared death
C. the development of a good plot
D. the rewarding of good characters and the punishing of bad onesCorrect

Explanation

Poetic justice applies to the rewarding of good characters and the punishing of bad ones, i.e. virtue is ultimately rewarded and vice punished.

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