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Question 12

My love is like a red rose
That's newly sprung in June
O my love is like the melody
That's sweetly played in tune


The main literary device employed in the lines is

  • A.antithesis
  • B.simile
  • C.metaphar
  • D.abstraction
Objective

Question details

Exam body
UNN
Subject
Literature in English
Year
2008/2009
Question no.
#12
Type
Objective
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