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WAEC Literature in English 2020 Objective — Question 4

Question 4 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2020 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

The sudden reversal of a character's fortune in a literary work is

A. denouement
B. hamartia
C. hubris
D. peripeteiaCorrect

Explanation

Peripeteia is the sudden reversal of a character's fortune in a literary work.

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