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WAEC Literature in English 1999 Question 49

Question 49

Set Text: Twelfth Night
William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night (Act I Scene 5)
The passage, as printed

Twelfth Night (William Shakespeare). The underlined expression is a

  1. A.hyperbole
  2. B.satire
  3. C.climax
  4. D.bathos
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (hyperbole)

Explanation

'The cruell'st she alive' is a deliberate exaggeration: hyperbole.