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WAEC Literature in English 2003 Question 24

Question 24

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

“... a tender rose” is an example of a/an

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

Answer: D (metaphor)

Explanation

The sister is called a rose directly, without 'like' or 'as', so it is a metaphor.