WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice Read the extract below and answer the question If...
LITERATURE
WAEC 2005
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice
Read the extract below and answer the question
If I can catch him once upon the hip,
I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
He hates our sacred nation, and he rails,
Even there where merchants most do congregate,
On me, my bargains, and my well-won thrift,
Which he calls interest;......
(Act 1 Scene Three, lines 39-)
The underlined expression illustrates
- A. assonance
- B. metaphor
- C. wit
- D. euphemism
Correct Answer: B. metaphor
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