JAMB - Literature In English (2018 - No. 29)

"... They do not see the funeral plies, At home eating up the forests..." J.P Clark: “Casualties"

The imagery created in the above excerpt is achieved through______

 

Metaphor
Personification
Synecdoche
Metonymy

Explanation

The image created in this excerpt is that of funerals eating up forests. This implies that the numerous funerals are taking a larger part of the land which is considered to be valuable.

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