They said their prayers in a monotonous sing-song, kneeling on their bamboo bed like camels...
LITERATURE
JAMB 2012
They said their prayers in a monotonous sing-song, kneeling on their bamboo bed like camels waiting to be loaded.
Based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal, the dominant figure of speech in the excerpt above
- A. rhetorical question
- B. simile
- C. metaphor
- D. mixed metaphor
Correct Answer: B. simile
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