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Question 16

In ''I am so famished, I can devour a whole cow'', the device used is

  • A.hyperbole
  • B.metaphor
  • C.irony
  • D.sarcasm
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Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Literature in English
Year
2001
Question no.
#16
Type
Objective
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