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WAEC Literature in English 2010 Objective — Question 20

Question 20 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2010 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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"Poetry gets bored of being alone. It wants to go outdoors to chew on the winds" The dominant figure of speech in the above lines is

  • A. A. Paradox
  • B. B. Pun
  • C. C. Parallelism
  • D. D. PersonificationCorrect

Explanation

Poetry is being personified in this expression. Personification is the attribution of animate/human qualities to inanimate objects.

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