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JAMB Literature in English 2001 Question 30

Question 30

African Poetry

In Niyi Osundare's 'They Too Are The Earth', musical effect is achieved by

  1. A.repetition
  2. B.double rhymes
  3. C.assonance
  4. D.end rhymes
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Answer: A (repetition)

Explanation

Osundare repeats words and lines, such as the title phrase, to give the poem its song-like rhythm.