Waec Model Questions Vol1 2019 Literature In English Question 29

Practice objective / multiple choice question 29 from the 2019 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Literature In English examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2019 Literature In English Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 29 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2019 • LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH • objective

Read the stanza below: "Night drapes the hills, Silence breaks the heart, Stars weep in the void, Dreams drown beneath." Identify the poetic device employed in the third line and discuss its effect on the overall mood of the poem.

Answer Options

A. Hyperbole; it exaggerates the sadness and makes the mood overly dramatic.
B. Alliteration; it emphasizes the rhythm and gives a playful mood.
C. Simile; it adds a hopeful tone by likening the stars to weeping children.
Correct Answer D. Personification; it intensifies the melancholy mood by attributing human sorrow to the stars.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Personification; it intensifies the melancholy mood by attributing human sorrow to the stars.

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