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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