WAEC Literature in English 2023 Objective — Question 12

Question 12 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2023 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

"The moon looked on the massacre in horror!" Illustrates

A. epilogue
B. pathetic fallacyCorrect
C. prologue
D. transferred epithet

Explanation

Human emotion (horror) is attributed to the moon, an inanimate/natural object, which is pathetic fallacy.

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