This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation. 'See! how she leans her cheek upon her hand; O! that I wore a glove upon that hand T...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 1991 Subject: Literature In English

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This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.

'See! how she leans her cheek upon her hand;

O! that I wore a glove upon that hand

That predominant figure of speech in these lines is

Answer Details
The predominant figure of speech in these lines is an apostrophe. Apostrophe is a figure of speech in which the speaker addresses an absent person, an abstract idea, or a non-human entity. In this case, the speaker is addressing a person who is present, but he is imagining himself to be absent and speaking to her as if she were not there. The speaker wishes he could touch the woman's cheek and expresses this desire by wishing he wore a glove on his hand.

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