This question is based on Literary Appreciation 'It was not the apple that tempted Eve,...

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JAMB 2006

This question is based on Literary Appreciation

'It was not the apple that tempted Eve, but this grapefruit; thus did maren revise the tale of Paradise Lost, and even Chris, shocked as he was at such blasphemy,confessed himself tempted to agree whenever maren returned from raiding the Principal's compound, with a shirtful of booty to share, especially on a hot afternoon.'

Wole Soyinka: Ibadan: The Penkelemes Years, A Memoir

The passage above achieves a mock-heroic effect through t

  • A. meiosis
  • B. epigram
  • C. allusion
  • D. symbolism

Correct Answer: C. allusion



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