WAEC Literature in English 2019 Objective — Question 9

Question 9 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2019 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Poetic licence is a term applied to a poet's

A. choice of words
B. choice of characters
C. restrictions in the use of language
D. freedom in the use of languageCorrect

Explanation

Poetic licence is a poet's freedom in the use of language — liberty poets have assumed to speak in verse things beyond the severity of prose (John Dryden).

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