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WAEC Literature in English 1998 Question 56

Question 56

Literary Appreciation: Prose and Drama
Unseen prose: questions 56–60
The passage, as printed

The figure of speech used in the first sentence is

  1. A.personification
  2. B.metaphor
  3. C.simile
  4. D.metonymy
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Answer: C (simile)

Explanation

'Her love ... blossomed like spring flowers' compares with 'like': a simile.