This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation 'I have a sin...
LITERATURE
JAMB 1990
This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation
'I have a sin of fear, that when I have spun My last thread, I shall perish on the shore; But swear by thyself, that at my death thy sun Shall shine as he shines now, and heretofore; And, having done that, thou hast done, I fear no more.'
These lines from John Donne's 'Hymn to God the Father' contain examples of
- A. pun
- B. personification
- C. hyperbole
- D. quibble
Correct Answer: C. hyperbole
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