WAEC Literature in English 2022 Objective — Question 18
Question 18 of 48 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2022 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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At the fall of their house, the widow lost her husband, her sewing machine and her ear-rings illustrates
- A. bathosCorrect
- B. epigram
- C. pathos
- D. Oxymoron
Explanation
The expression illustrates bathos (from the sublime to the ridiculous). Bathos, in writing or speech, is a sudden descent in style or manner from the elevated, producing a ridiculous or ludicrous effect. The expression assumes a descent from the serious and important 'house' to the unserious and unimportant 'ear-rings'.
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