JAMB - Literature In English (2023 - No. 31)
This question is based on THE LEADER AND THE LED.
" The hyena says the crown is made for him" in the above excerpt, the use of the word "crown " is a good deployment of ____
" The hyena says the crown is made for him" in the above excerpt, the use of the word "crown " is a good deployment of ____
oxymoron
imagery
personification
synedoche
Explanation
Synecdoche is a literary device where a part of something represents the whole, or vice versa. In the phrase "the crown is made for him," the word crown does not literally refer to an actual crown but symbolizes leadership, authority, or kingship.
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