WAEC Literature in English 2017 Objective — Question 28

Question 28 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2017 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

28. The dominant literary device used in the poem is

A. A. allusion
B. B. repetitionCorrect
C. C. allegory
D. D. metonymy

Explanation

There is use of repetition in the poem. The words 'when', 'my', and 'I' are repeated in the poem. Repetition is a recurrence of a word or words in a passage or a poem for the purpose of emphasis.

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