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JAMB Literature in English 1978 Question 7

Question 7

African Poetry

In 'I Will Pronounce Your Name' Senghor writes: 'Naëtt, that is the dry tornado, the hard clap of lightning'. The figure of speech used in the above line is:

  1. A.metaphor
  2. B.simile
  3. C.hyperbole
  4. D.irony
  5. E.synecdoche.
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Answer: A (metaphor)

Explanation

The name is said to BE the tornado and the lightning, a direct comparison without "like" or "as", which is a metaphor.