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JAMB Literature in English 1987 Question 42

Question 42

Literary Appreciation: Prose and Drama
Prose extract (Question 42)
The passage, as printed

The dominant literary device in this passage is

  1. A.metaphor
  2. B.oxymoron
  3. C.synecdoche
  4. D.personification.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (personification.)

Explanation

The day has "eyes" and the breeze "caressed" the world like a hand: things are given human actions.