Read the extract below and answer the question: ......O, when mine eyes did see Olivia...

LITERATURE
WAEC 1999

Read the extract below and answer the question:

......O, when mine eyes did see Olivia first,

Me thoughtshe purged the air of pestilence;

That instant was, I turned into a hert,

And my desires, like fell and cruel hounds,

E'er since pursue me.

(Act 1, Scene 1)

In lines 3 to 5 the dominant image is taken from

  • A. a hart
  • B. hunting
  • C. cruel hounds
  • D. a desire

Correct Answer: D. a desire



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