2007 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 2

Read the extract and answer the question

My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began,
So is it now that I am a man,
So be it when I shall grow
The child is father of the man

The literary device used in line 1 is

Read the extract and answer the question

My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began,
So is it now that I am a man,
So be it when I shall grow
The child is father of the man

The literary device used in line 6 is an example of

''Forty hands descended on the devilish head'' illustrates

Pick the odd item out of the options listed below:

A deliberate violation of the rules of verification constitutes

A praise poem is

Lines of regular recurrence in a poem constitutes

An individual who acts, appears or is referred to as playing a part in a literary work is a

A regular group of lines in poetry constitutes

''A black beautiful brilliant bride'' is an example of