WAEC Literature in English 2022 Objective — Question 13

Question 13 of 48 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2022 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

'The warriors conquered my men and my country' illustrates the use of

A. paradox
B. litotes
C. parallelism
D. zeugmaCorrect

Explanation

The expression 'The warriors conquered my men and my country' illustrates zeugma. Zeugma is a figure of speech known as yoking together. It is the use of one verb to control two nouns in a sentence.

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