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JAMB Literature in English 2008 Question 47

Question 47

Literary Appreciation: Poetry
JAMB 2008: Poem extract (Sweet smile in time of snarl...)
The passage, as printed

The dominant rhetorical device in the excerpt above is

  1. A.rhyme
  2. B.alliteration
  3. C.repetition
  4. D.onomatopoeia.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (alliteration)

Explanation

The 's' sound is repeated at the start of many words: 'sweet smile', 'snarl', 'spite of sneer', 'sing', 'save a snared', 'stream of strife'. That is alliteration.