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WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2003 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

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His mind flitted back memory lane. He remembered how time walked quietly in. like a thief in the night and then put a sword in the heart of the land. He remembered all his life's sweat. drained away by the strife.He remembered his wife and two lovely kids, all slain pitilessly by the beasts in khaki. He remembered his only sister, a tender rose, defiled in turns by them and then slaughtered like a lamb upon the ritual table.

''....a tender rose'' is an example of a/an
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The phrase "a tender rose" is an example of a metaphor. A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. In this case, the person's sister is being compared to a rose, which is a delicate and beautiful flower. This comparison helps to convey the tenderness and vulnerability of the person's sister, who was defiled and slaughtered.
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