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'The early morning smoke had now gone off the eyes of the day. Trees and houses were still wet from last night's rain, but a cool breeze caressed the world like a gentle hand.'
The dominant literary device in this passage is

  • A.metaphor
  • B.oxymoron
  • C.synecdoche
  • D.personification
  • E.
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Question details

Exam body
JAMB
Subject
Literature in English
Year
1987
Question no.
#0
Type
Objective
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