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Unilorin Post-UTME Literature in English 2023 (Model questions) Question 2

Question 2

African Poetry

The expression "even the corpses thrown up by the Atlantic" in the poem "The Grieved Lands of Africa" is used

  1. A.allusively
  2. B.allegorically
  3. C.metaphorically
  4. D.euphemistically
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (allusively)

Explanation

The line indirectly refers to the Atlantic slave trade, when enslaved Africans died at sea, so it is an allusion.