WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: A Midsummer Night's Dream Read the extract below and answer the following question:...
LITERATURE
WAEC 2023
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Read the extract below and answer the following question:
That fallen am I in dark uneven way,
Come, thou gentle day;
For if but once thou show me thy grey light,
I'll find , and revenge this spite.
Come, thou gentle day illustrates- A. apostrophe
- B. irony
- C. paradox
- D. euphemism
Correct Answer: A. apostrophe
Explanation
The phrase 'Come, thou gentle day' is an example of apostrophe, a figure of speech in which the speaker addresses an absent person, an abstract idea, or a thing. Here, Lysander is addressing the day, which is not a person and is not present.
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