Sweet smile in time of snarl gives pride in spite of sneer sing, rid this...

LITERATURE
JAMB 2015

Sweet smile in time of snarl

gives pride in spite of sneer

sing, rid this world of despair

and save, a snared heart from

cascading stream of strife

The dominant rhetorical device in the excerpt above is

  • A. rhyme
  • B. alliteration
  • C. chiasmus
  • D. onomatopoeia

Correct Answer: B. alliteration



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