Read the extract below and this answer question... - JAMB Literature 2015 Question
Read the extract below and this answer question.
The pattering rain was kicking up little explosions of
dust in the glade. He heard the faint whisper of the stream
as it stole across the land and disappeared into the bush.
The underline expression in line 3 is
The pattering rain was kicking up little explosions of
dust in the glade. He heard the faint whisper of the stream
as it stole across the land and disappeared into the bush.
The underline expression in line 3 is
A
litotes
B
personification
C
hyperbole
D
synecdoche
correct option: b
Personification is the idea of representing a thing, an object, a quality, inanimate thing or abstract idea as though it were a living being. The expression in line 3 above used an abstract idea to represent a living being i.e. explosion of dust hearing the whisper of the stream
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