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JAMB Literature in English 1989 Question 44

Question 44

Set Text: Twelfth Night
Twelveth Night by W. Shakespeare
The passage, as printed

The above lamentation is an example of a

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

Answer: B (metaphor)

Explanation

"A heart of stone" calls a hard heart stone without "like": a metaphor.