Question 50
WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2023
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
Read the following paragraph:
"The city is a beast that never sleeps, its streets a river of restless souls. The crowd stretched for miles, a sea of faces shouting louder than thunder. We will rise, we will fight, we will win - the chant echoed through every alley, binding hearts together."
List three figures of speech found in the paragraph and explain how each contributes to the persuasive tone of the passage.
Answer Options
A.
The paragraph contains (i) irony - describing the city as a beast that never sleeps, implying safety; (ii) metonymy - "river of restless souls" uses water to stand for people; (iii) chiasmus - "We will rise, we will fight, we will win" reverses structure for effect.
Correct Answer
B.
The paragraph contains (i) a metaphor - "The city is a beast," which personifies the city to evoke urgency; (ii) hyperbole - "The crowd stretched for miles, a sea of faces shouting louder than thunder," which exaggerates scale to inspire awe and collective power; (iii) anaphora - "We will rise, we will fight, we will win," which repeats the rallying call to reinforce determination. Together they create a forceful, persuasive tone.
C.
The paragraph contains (i) alliteration - "crowd stretched for miles," which repeats consonant sounds to create rhythm; (ii) onomatopoeia - "shouting louder than thunder," which imitates sound to heighten intensity; (iii) simile - "The city is a beast," which compares the city to an animal using "like" to emphasize danger.
D.
The paragraph contains (i) personification - "The city is a beast," which gives human traits to the city to suggest chaos; (ii) oxymoron - "restless souls," juxtaposing contradictory ideas to create tension; (iii) epistrophe - "we will rise, we will fight, we will win," which repeats the phrase at the end of clauses to emphasize resolve.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
The paragraph contains (i) a metaphor - "The city is a beast," which personifies the city to evoke urgency; (ii) hyperbole - "The crowd stretched for miles, a sea of faces shouting louder than thunder," which exaggerates scale to inspire awe and collective power; (iii) anaphora - "We will rise, we will fight, we will win," which repeats the rallying call to reinforce determination. Together they create a forceful, persuasive tone.
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Literature In English
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