This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation. 'His mind was crowded...

LITERATURE
JAMB 1990

This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation.

'His mind was crowded with memories; memories of the knowledge that had come to them when they closed in on the struggling pig, knowledge that they had outwitted a living thing, imposed their will upon it, taken away its life like a long satisfying drink,' Lord of the Flies by William Golding.

The dominant device in this extract is

  • A. progressive repetition
  • B. progressive amplification
  • C. bold contrast
  • D. rhyetorical emphasis

Correct Answer: B. progressive amplification



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