JAMB Literature in English 1980 Question 34

Question 34

Non-African Poetry

'The Tiger' of William Blake is made up of a series of

  1. A.analogies
  2. B.rhetorical questions
  3. C.apostrophes
  4. D.exaggerations
  5. E.similes.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (rhetorical questions)

Explanation

The poem keeps asking who could have made the tiger, without expecting an answer.