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JAMB Literature in English 2017 Question 21

Question 21

African Poetry
Extract for question 21
The passage, as printed

Questions 21 - 25 are based on poems of black Africa. The lines above illustrates,

  1. A.irony
  2. B.metonymy
  3. C.synecdoche
  4. D.iambic.
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Answer: C (synecdoche)

Explanation

'Eyes', 'ear' and 'heart' stand for whole people who might watch and listen: parts used for the whole, i.e. synecdoche.