JAMB - Literature In English (2018 - No. 28)

"The drum overwhelmed the guns..." J.P Clark: "Casualties"

The poet in the excerpt above uses

litotes
symbolism
onomatopoeia
aliteration

Explanation

The expression above symbolizes the emotional appeals made by both sides trying to win support abroad becoming more important and have surpassed the physical war going on at home. 

 

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