WAEC Literature in English 2012 Objective — Question 10

Question 10 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2012 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

"Those that I fight do not hate, those that I guard I do not love". The above lines illustrate

A. paradoxCorrect
B. euphemism
C. personification
D. metonymy

Explanation

The expression 'Those that I fight do not hate / those that I guard I do not love' is an example of paradox. Paradox is a statement that contradicts itself on the surface but is laden with meaning.

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