WAEC - Literature In English (2001 - No. 18)

''Here comes the princess. Now heaven walks on earth'', illustrates the use of
contrast
metaphor
metonymy
meiosis

Explanation

In this sentence, "heaven walks on earth" is a metaphor, as it compares the princess to heaven, suggests that she is divine or heavenly in a figurative sense. The comparison does not use "like" or "as," which distinguishes it as a metaphor.

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