This question is based on Literary Principles.
'Standing on the veranda, I see my sons Alioune and Malick arriving in tears. They are in a pitiable state; torn clothes, bodies covered in dust from a fall, knees bleeding beneath the shorts. There is a larg hole in the right sleeve of Malick's sweater; the arm on the same side hangs down limply. One of the boys supporting him explained to me:
'A motorcyclist knocked down Malick and Alioune.
We were playing football'''
Mariama Ba, 'So Long a Letter'
The use of the present tense in the passage
A.
makes it dramatic
B.
heightens its objectivity
C.
captures the narrator's anger
D.
makes it farcical
Correct Answer: Option A
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