Question 43
Non-African Poetry'The City of Dreams' by Robert Buchanan
The literary device consciously used in the above extract is
- A.metaphysical conceit
- B.paradox
- C.oxymoron
- D.meiosis.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: B (paradox)
Explanation
"I die, yet depart not; I am bound, yet soar free" seems self-contradictory but makes sense spiritually.