Question on: JAMB Literature - 2019
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Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold
Line 2: A rainbow in the sky
Line 3: so was it when my life began
Line 4: so is it now
Line 5: so is it when I have grown
Line 6: the child is the father of the man.
The literary device used in line 1 is ________
A
Simile
B
Alliteration
C
Litotes
D
Personification
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Correct Option: D
'My heart leaps' is a good example of personification. Evidence the fact that the heart is being personified to act as though it were real , physical human being.
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