This question is based on General Literary Principles. 'I love to pass my fingers, As...

LITERATURE
JAMB 1995

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

'I love to pass my fingers,

As tide through weeds of the sea

And wind the tall fern-fronds

Through the strands of your hair

Dark as night that screens the naked moon.'

J.P. Clark, 'Olokun'

The dominant poetic techniques employed in the lines above is

  • A. metaphor
  • B. alliteration
  • C. rhythm
  • D. simile

Correct Answer: D. simile



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