UI Post-UTME Literature in English 2021 (Model questions) Question 7

Question 7

Figures of Speech

Which of the following is not a rhetorical figure?

  1. A.anaphora
  2. B.epistrophe
  3. C.chiasmus
  4. D.catastrophe
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (catastrophe)

Explanation

Anaphora, epistrophe and chiasmus are patterns of words; catastrophe is the final disaster in a tragedy's plot.