Unilorin Post-UTME Literature in English 2024 (Model questions) Question 4

Question 4

Figures of Speech

The literary technique of repeating a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or lines is:

  1. A.Epistrophe
  2. B.Anaphora
  3. C.Chiasmus
  4. D.Juxtaposition
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Answer: B (Anaphora)

Explanation

Anaphora repeats words at the start of lines or clauses; epistrophe repeats them at the end.