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JAMB Literature in English 1981 Question 25

Question 25

Literary Appreciation: Poetry
Verse extract (Question 25)
The passage, as printed

In this passage describing the end of a school day, children's movements are made memorable through the use, in lines 4-5 of

  1. A.simile
  2. B.metaphor
  3. C.alliteration
  4. D.cadence
  5. E.inversions.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (metaphor)

Explanation

The school is a "dam" that bursts and the children are "floods": a metaphor without "like" or "as".