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WAEC Literature in English 1999 Question 41

Question 41

Set Text: Twelfth Night
William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night (Act I Scene 1)
The passage, as printed

Twelfth Night (William Shakespeare). The figure of speech used in the underlined expression is

  1. A.personification
  2. B.paradox
  3. C.metaphor
  4. D.irony
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (metaphor)

Explanation

Saying Olivia 'purged the air of pestilence' compares her to a cleansing force without 'like': a metaphor.