WAEC Literature in English 2025 Objective — Question 20

Question 20 of 51 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2025 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

'The sea eats the land at home' illustrates

A. A. chiasmus
B. B. epithet
C. C. fallacy
D. D. personificationCorrect

Explanation

This illustrates personification - a figure of speech in which animate qualities are attributed to inanimate objects or phenomena; here, 'eat' is an animate action given to the inanimate 'sea'.

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