This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation. ''From here the island of Fogo is a presence At Sunset The palm trees are slow singe...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 2020 Subject: Literature In English

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This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
''From here the island of Fogo is a presence
At Sunset
The palm trees are slow singers of farewell
The sail on the sea
Writes in geometry of spume
- departure of he who remains
And the clouds carried by incessant soft breezes
-journey of he who never left!''
Which of the following figures of speech is used prominently in the poem?
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The figure of speech prominently used in the poem is personification. Personification is a literary device in which an inanimate object or abstract concept is given human qualities or characteristics. In the poem, the island of Fogo is described as a "presence," which suggests that it has a personality or consciousness. The palm trees are described as "slow singers of farewell," which gives them a human-like quality of singing. The sail on the sea "writes in geometry of spume," which is a way of saying that the sail leaves a trail in the water, but it is described in a way that suggests it is a deliberate act of writing. Finally, the clouds are described as being "carried by incessant soft breezes," which suggests that the clouds are alive and being carried by something. All of these descriptions are examples of personification, as they give human-like qualities to non-human things.
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