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Question 24
Questions 19-24 are based on Literary Appreciation

'We are tired of waiting for another war. Our trees their leaves have shed. The winter has come and gone. Spring flowers have blossomed and withered'. In line 2 of the poem above, the poet uses:

  • A.ellipsis
  • B.alliteration
  • C.inversion
  • D.oxymoron
Objective

Question details

Exam body
OAU
Subject
Literature-In-English
Year
2011/2012
Question no.
#24
Type
Objective
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