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WAEC Literature in English 2013 Objective — Question 15

Question 15 of 45 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2013 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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In the line 'season of mist and mellow fruitfulness', the main appeal is to sense of

  • A. touch
  • B. sightCorrect
  • C. hearing
  • D. smell

Explanation

The line 'season of mist and mellow fruitfulness' appeals to the literary sense of sight. Imagery is a literary device that appeals to the senses by painting mental pictures. Imagery is of different types: visual imagery (appeals to the sense of sight), tactile imagery (appeals to the sense of touch), auditory imagery (appeals to the sense of hearing), olfactory imagery (appeals to the sense of smell) and gustatory imagery (appeals to the sense of taste).

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