WAEC Literature in English 2020 Objective — Question 5
Question 5 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2020 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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[Read the extract: "With the pen, he wrote kings into reality, With his words, kingdoms arose, Those same words, slaves inhaled Their hands building walls, their feet tromping territories His pen was like the breath of life."] The underlined words illustrate
- A. hyperbole
- B. irony
- C. metonymyCorrect
- D. paradox
Explanation
The underlined words ("the pen") illustrate metonymy, a figure of speech in which a related term (the pen) is used to represent something closely associated with it (writing/the written word/authority).
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