WAEC Literature in English 2018 Objective — Question 12

Question 12 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2018 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Read the line: 'Who lied in the chapel? Now lies in the Abbey' and answer this question. The dominant device used is a

A. paradox
B. punCorrect
C. chiasmus
D. zeugma

Explanation

This is a pun, playing on the two meanings of 'lie' (to tell an untruth, and to lie/rest in a place).

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