This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) poems of Black Africa,...
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JAMB 1993
This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.) Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
'The cell is a cruel place, sometimes a haven
Nowhere as absolute as the grave.
The poetic device used in these lines from J.P. Clark's 'The Casualties' is
- A. an allusion
- B. a paradox
- C. an anecdote
- D. an oxymoron
Correct Answer: B. a paradox
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