Unilorin Post-UTME Literature in English 2022 (Model questions) Question 17

Question 17

Literary Appreciation: Prose and Drama
"You are a leader, a good leader in deed..."
The passage, as printed

The expression is illustrative of ________

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

Answer: B (anaphora)

Explanation

Each line begins with the same words, 'You are a leader, a good leader in deed', which is anaphora.