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JAMB - English Language (2025 - No. 135)

From the novel; The Lekki Headmaster
From the novel; The Lekki Headmaster
From the novel; The Lekki Headmaster
What figure of speech is used in “...the microphone dropped on the floor, sending a vexatious clatter out of the twin sound boxes”?
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Irony
Personification

Explanation

“Clatter” mimics the sound made when the microphone hits the floor. This line can be found on page 6 of the novel. 

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