WAEC Literature in English 1999 Question 22

Question 22

Literary Appreciation: Poetry
Unseen poem: questions 21–25
The passage, as printed

Lines 1 and 2 of the second stanza illustrate the use of

  1. A.caesura
  2. B.metre
  3. C.enjambment
  4. D.ellipsis
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (enjambment)

Explanation

The sentence runs on from line 1 ('man has much') into line 2 ('Blood ...') without a pause: enjambment.