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JAMB Literature in English 1988 Question 47

Question 47

Non-African Poetry
'My heart leaps up' by W. Worthsworth
The passage, as printed

'The child is father of the Man' is an example of

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

Answer: D (paradox.)

Explanation

A child cannot be a man's father, yet it is true that childhood shapes the adult.