Question 23

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
Read the poem below and answer the question

Now, Joy is born of parents poor,
And Pleasure of our richer kind;
Though Pleasure's free, she cannot sing
As sweet a song as Joy confined.

Pleasure's a moth, that sleeps by day
And dances by false glare at night;
But joy's a Butterfly, that loves
To spread its wings in Nature's light.

The feelings associated with ''Jy'' and ''Pleasure'' in the first stanza is

  • A.rhyme
  • B.euphemism
  • C.assonance
  • D.contrast
Objective

Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Literature in English
Year
2000
Question no.
#23
Type
Objective

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