This question is based on Literary Principles. 'He always thought of the sea as a...

LITERATURE
JAMB 1999

This question is based on Literary Principles.

'He always thought of the sea as a la mar which is what people call her in Spanish when they love her. Sometimes those who love her say bad things of her but they are always said as though she were a woman'.

Hemingway, 'The Old Man and the Sea'

In the passage above, the sea is

  • A. romanticised
  • B. personified
  • C. criticised
  • D. praised

Correct Answer: B. personified



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