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JAMB Literature in English 1982 Question 49

Question 49

Other Set Texts: African Prose
From Kenneth Kaunda's Zambia Shall Be Free (Question 49)
The passage, as printed

In this passage Kenneth Kaunda makes his account of the fight more vivid through the use of

  1. A.repetitious statements
  2. B.symbolic reference
  3. C.biblical allusion
  4. D.deliberate distortion
  5. E.hyperbolic comment.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (biblical allusion)

Explanation

Comparing the big boy to Goliath of the Philistines is a reference to the Bible.