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JAMB Literature in English 2011 Question 42

Question 42

Literary Appreciation: Poetry
Gbemisola Adeoti: Dream Code (extract)
The passage, as printed

The excerpt above achieves its rhetorical effect through the use of

  1. A.repetition and meiosis
  2. B.caesura and hyperbole
  3. C.alliteration and irony
  4. D.metaphor and rhyme.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (metaphor and rhyme.)

Explanation

The beloved is called 'the silent code of pleasure' and 'the hive of treasure' (metaphors), and 'pleasure' rhymes with 'treasure'.