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WAEC Literature in English 1998 Question 8

Question 8

Literary Appreciation: Poetry
Extract for question 8
The passage, as printed

The poetic device used in the above extract is

  1. A.assonance
  2. B.alliteration
  3. C.metaphor
  4. D.metonymy.
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Answer: A (assonance)

Explanation

The repeated vowel sound in 'fly high' is assonance (repetition of vowel sounds).