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JAMB Literature in English 2021 Question 25

Question 25

Literary Appreciation: Poetry
Extract for question 25
The passage, as printed

The poetic device consciously used here is

  1. A.personification
  2. B.apostrophe
  3. C.alliteration
  4. D.oxymoron
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Answer: C (alliteration)

Explanation

The 'f' sound is repeated at the start of nearby words: fair, fancy, few. That is alliteration.