This question is based on the Literary Appreciation. 'I am jealous and passionate like Jehovah, God of the Jews; J.P Clark:Olokun A device used in the secon...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 2006 Subject: Literature In English

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This question is based on the Literary Appreciation.

'I am jealous and passionate like Jehovah, God of the Jews;

J.P Clark:Olokun

A device used in the second line of the excerpt above is

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The device used in the second line of the excerpt is a simile. A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things using the words "like" or "as." In this case, the poet is comparing himself to Jehovah, God of the Jews, by saying he is "jealous and passionate like" Him. The use of "like" indicates that it is a simile.

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