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JAMB Literature in English 2006 Question 13

Question 13

Literary Appreciation: Prose and Drama
JAMB 2006: Wole Soyinka, Ibadan: The Penkelemes Years, A Memoir (extract)
The passage, as printed

The passage above achieves a mock-heroic effect through the use of

  1. A.meiosis
  2. B.epigram
  3. C.allusion
  4. D.symbolism
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (allusion)

Explanation

Comparing a schoolboy's stolen grapefruit to the apple that tempted Eve in Paradise Lost is an allusion; setting a trivial act beside a grand biblical story makes it mock-heroic.