WAEC Literature in English 2023 Objective — Question 17

Question 17 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2023 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

The dominant literary device used in the extract is

A. apostrophe
B. parallelism
C. antithesis
D. personificationCorrect

Explanation

The boat is described as "nodding" and the angler is said to "await" - human actions given to the boat - which is personification.

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