This question is based on General Literary Principles 'Whereat: with blade, with bloody blameful blade....

LITERATURE
JAMB 1999

This question is based on General Literary Principles

'Whereat: with blade, with bloody blameful blade.

He bravely broached his boiling bloody best'.

The dominant figure of speech in the lines above is

  • A. simile
  • B. alliteration
  • C. assonance
  • D. repetition

Correct Answer: B. alliteration



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