JAMB Literature in English 2012 Question 36

Question 36

Poetry: General

A poet's use of regular rhythm is known as

  1. A.allegory
  2. B.assonance
  3. C.metre
  4. D.onomatopoeia.
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Answer: C (metre)

Explanation

Metre is the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse.