JAMB - Literature In English (1998 - No. 40)
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'One man with a head
shaven clean as a potato
whispered to the rising sun,
a red eye wiped by a tattered
handkerchief of clouds.'
Mtshali, 'Men in Chains
The figures of speech employed in the lines above are
'One man with a head
shaven clean as a potato
whispered to the rising sun,
a red eye wiped by a tattered
handkerchief of clouds.'
Mtshali, 'Men in Chains
The figures of speech employed in the lines above are
metaphor and onomatopoeia
simile and metonymy
metaphor and simile
personification and onomatopoeia
Explanation
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Simile – A simile is a comparison using "like" or "as."
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In the line "shaven clean as a potato," the man's bald head is being compared to a potato using "as," making this a simile.
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Metaphor – A metaphor is a direct comparison between two unrelated things without using "like" or "as."
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In "the rising sun, a red eye wiped by a tattered handkerchief of clouds," the sun is metaphorically described as a red eye, and the clouds are metaphorically compared to a tattered handkerchief, making this a metaphor.
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