This question is based on General Literary Principles. 'From Debbie's room comes the sound of...
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JAMB 1997
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'From Debbie's room comes the sound of the typewriter. It is an old mechanical typewriter, its noises are metallic and clicking. It chitters onto the end of a line musical, or almost musical 'cling' of the little bell.'
A.S Byatt, 'Artwork'
A striking figure of speech used in the passage above is
- A. onomatopoeia
- B. zeugma
- C. assonance
- D. paradox
Correct Answer: A. onomatopoeia
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