WAEC Literature in English 2018 Objective — Question 14

Question 14 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2018 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

'Weeping pillow' illustrates

A. dramatic monologue
B. pathetic fallacyCorrect
C. transferred epithet
D. dramatic irony

Explanation

Pathetic fallacy is the attribution of human characteristics/emotions to nature or an inanimate object, here a pillow 'weeping'.

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