Post Utme Summit University 2017 English Question 21

Practice objective / multiple choice question 21 from the 2017 Post Utme Summit University English examination.

Post Utme Summit University 2017 English Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 21 POST_UTME_SUMMIT_UNIVERSITY • 2017 • ENGLISH • objective
SHARED STIMULUS
The passage reads: 'The clock is ticking, and the fate of our planet hangs in the balance.'

In the following passage, the author employs a rhetorical device to convey a sense of urgency. Identify the device and explain its effect on the reader.

Answer Options

A. Alliteration
B. Metaphor
Correct Answer C. Hyperbole
D. Personification
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Hyperbole

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This is Post Utme Summit University 2017 English Question 21. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Summit University English examination.

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