This question is based on General Literary Principles. 'Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law,...

LITERATURE
JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

'Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, Or some frail China jar receive a flaw; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade;.

The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope

The figure of speech used here is

  • A. pathetic fallacy
  • B. similitude
  • C. repetition
  • D. zeugma

Correct Answer: D. zeugma



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