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JAMB Literature in English 1978 Question 11

Question 11

Non-African Poetry

In 'The Flight to Australia', the following line occurs: 'Tier upon tier it towered, the terrible Appennines'. The figure of speech used in this line is known as

  1. A.alliteration
  2. B.litotes
  3. C.exaggeration
  4. D.parody
  5. E.metonymy.
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Answer: A (alliteration)

Explanation

The repeated "t" sound in "tier", "tier", "towered", "terrible" is alliteration.