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JAMB Literature in English 2000 Question 24

Question 24

African Poetry

In Wole Soyinka's Telephone Conversation, the dominant literary technique deployed is

  1. A.alliteration
  2. B.onomatopoeia
  3. C.oxymoron
  4. D.simile
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Answer: A (alliteration)

Explanation

Soyinka keeps repeating initial consonant sounds (for example 'Button B. Button A.' and the run of 'red booth, red pillar-box') to give the poem its sharp, mocking sound.