JAMB Literature in English 2004 Question 20

Question 20

Literary Appreciation: Poetry
JAMB 2004 Literary Appreciation: poem extract (Q20)
The passage, as printed

The lines above are an example of

  1. A.epitaph
  2. B.anaphora
  3. C.tautology
  4. D.epigram
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (anaphora)

Explanation

Anaphora is the repetition of the same word or phrase at the start of successive lines; here every line starts with 'Be him'.