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JAMB Literature in English 1998 Question 42

Question 42

African Poetry

'The woman whose breasts I sucked is gone to the worms'. Oculi, 'Orphan'. These lines illustrate the use of

  1. A.sadism
  2. B.sophism
  3. C.satire
  4. D.euphemism.
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Answer: D (euphemism.)

Explanation

"Gone to the worms" is a softer way of saying his mother is dead and buried.