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WAEC Literature in English 2002 Question 33

Question 33

Set Text: The Merchant of Venice
William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (Act I Scene I)
The passage, as printed

The Merchant of Venice (William Shakespeare). The dominant literary device used in the extract is

  1. A.personification
  2. B.contrast
  3. C.metonymy
  4. D.pun
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (contrast)

Explanation

Sad and merry, laughing and not sad are set against each other: contrast.