WAEC Literature in English 2002 Question 12

Question 12

Literary Appreciation: Poetry
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The passage, as printed

The dominant literary device used in the extract is

  1. A.alliteration
  2. B.assonance
  3. C.onomatopoeia
  4. D.repetition
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Answer: D (repetition)

Explanation

'Grace', 'uncle' and 'grace' are repeated again and again: repetition.