Read the following lines and answer the question But since, alas! frail beauty must decay,...

LITERATURE
WAEC 2012

Read the following lines and answer the question

But since, alas! frail beauty must decay,

curled or uncurled, since looks will turn to gray;

since painted or unpainted, all shall fade.

A literary device used in the first line is

  • A. antithesis
  • B. pun
  • C. onomatopoeia
  • D. euphemism

Correct Answer: A. antithesis



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