WAEC Literature in English 2014 Objective — Question 22

Question 22 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2014 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

(Same passage above) The dominant devices used are

A. personification and irony
B. parallelism and repetition
C. metaphor and simileCorrect
D. metonymy and synecdoche

Explanation

Metaphor: 'The goldsmith at work is a priest at the altar'; Simile: 'The minuscule rings of intricately crafted gold are like miniature wafers.'

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