WAEC Literature in English 2003 Question 23

Question 23

Literary Appreciation: Prose and Drama
Unseen prose: questions 21–25
The passage, as printed

The dominant literary device used is

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

Answer: B (repetition)

Explanation

'He remembered...' is repeated again and again to build up the man's painful memories.