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JAMB Literature in English 2013 Question 34

Question 34

Figures of Speech

A device used in poetry to achieve emphasis or stress a point is known as

  1. A.assonance
  2. B.repetition
  3. C.alliteration
  4. D.rhyme.
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Answer: B (repetition)

Explanation

Poets repeat words or lines to emphasise an idea.