WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: A Midsummer Night's Dream Read the extract below and answer the question: Lysander...
LITERATURE
WAEC 2023
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Read the extract below and answer the question:
Lysander riddles very prettily;
Now much beshrew my manners and my pride, If Hermia meant to say Lysander lied.
But, gentle friend, for love and courtesy Lie further off, in human modesty;
Such separation as may well be said
Becomes a virtuous bachelor and a maid;
So far be distant, and good night, sweet friend: Thy love ne'er alter, till thy sweet life end!
Now much beshrew my manners and my pride, illustrates the use of- A. alliteration
- B. onomatopoeia
- C. assonance
- D. personification
Correct Answer: A. alliteration
Explanation
'Now much beshrew my manners and my pride' illustrates the use of alliteration. Alliteration is a literary device where words in quick succession begin with the same letter or sound. Here, the 'm' sound in 'much', 'my', 'manners', and 'my' is repeated.
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