This question is based on Literary Appreciation 'Fierce harmattan sun on innocent tendrils; torrential downpour on leaking thatch roofs; paintfull comfort o...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 2002 Subject: Literature In English

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This question is based on Literary Appreciation

'Fierce harmattan sun on innocent tendrils; torrential downpour on leaking thatch roofs; paintfull comfort of helpless eunuchs; thorny beauty of modern witches; the fatcon's call on day-old-chicks, ours is tragi-comic dialogue.... mute echoes of pains.'

The sonority and rhythmical structure of the lines above are achieved through a pause pattern called

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The sonority and rhythmical structure of the lines above are achieved through a pause pattern called caesura. Caesura is a pause or break in a line of poetry, usually occurring in the middle of a line, which is used to create a rhythmical effect or to emphasize certain words or phrases. In the lines above, the use of pauses after "innocent tendrils," "helpless eunuchs," and "modern witches," among others, creates a distinct rhythm and emphasizes the images being described.
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