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JAMB Literature in English 2019 Question 10

Question 10

Non-African Poetry
Alfred Tennyson: Crossing the Bar (extract)
The passage, as printed

The expression above implies

  1. A.parallelism
  2. B.allegory
  3. C.personification
  4. D.repetition
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (personification)

Explanation

The sandbar 'moaning' and the tide that 'seems asleep' are given human actions: personification.