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)

The image is itself based on

  • A. pun
  • B. alliteration
  • C. allusion
  • D. wit

Correct Answer: C. allusion



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