Question on: JAMB Literature - 2024
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
"The commission has the power to investigate,
to conciliate to hold hearings, to order
reinstatement of a discharged employee, and
to direct the appointment of a qualified applicant"
The rhetorical device used in the excerpt above is
A
Irony
B
Personification
C
Hyperbole
D
Parallelism
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Correct Option: D
Parallelism, a technique used in literature, involves repeating similar grammatical structures within a passage to create a specific effect. This repetition, like using the phrase "to..." multiple times, as in "to investigate, to conciliate, to hold hearings, to order...", enhances the rhetorical impact of the work and makes it easier for the audience to remember.
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