WAEC Literature in English 2020 Objective — Question 40

Question 40 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2020 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

The underlined expression, O thou invisible spirit of wine exemplifies

A. an antithesis
B. an apostropheCorrect
C. a chiasmus
D. a euphemism

Explanation

The underlined expression exemplifies apostrophe, a figure of speech in which the speaker directly addresses an entity, a person, or a thing as if it were present.

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