This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation. 'A great city is a...

LITERATURE
JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.

'A great city is a battlefield...You need to be a fighter to live in it, not exist, mark you, live. Anybody can exist, dragging his soul around behind him like a worn-out coat; but living is different' 'To Sir with Love' by E.R. Braithwaite

The literary device predominantly used in this passage is

  • A. simile
  • B. oxymoron
  • C. symbolism
  • D. sarcasm

Correct Answer: C. symbolism



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