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WAEC Literature in English 1998 Question 75

Question 75

Set Text: Twelfth Night
William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night (Act I Scene II)
The passage, as printed

Twelfth Night (William Shakespeare). The figure of speech underlined in the extract is known as

  1. A.apostrophe
  2. B.alliteration
  3. C.assonance
  4. D.personification
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (apostrophe)

Explanation

'O, my poor brother' addresses someone absent: apostrophe.