WAEC - Literature In English (2004 - No. 29)

The fact was that, no sooner had the sickles began to play than, the

atmosphere suddenly felt as if cress would grow in it without other

nourishment. It rubbed people's cheeks like damp flannel when they

walked abroad. There was a gusty, high warm wind: isolated

would flap out like a quickly opened fan, throw the pattern of the window

upon the floor of the room in a milky, colourless shine, and

withdraw as suddenly as it had passed.

The fact was that, no sooner had the sickles began to play than, the

atmosphere suddenly felt as if cress would grow in it without other

nourishment. It rubbed people's cheeks like damp flannel when they

walked abroad. There was a gusty, high warm wind: isolated

would flap out like a quickly opened fan, throw the pattern of the window

upon the floor of the room in a milky, colourless shine, and

withdraw as suddenly as it had passed.

The fact was that, no sooner had the sickles began to play than, the

atmosphere suddenly felt as if cress would grow in it without other

nourishment. It rubbed people's cheeks like damp flannel when they

walked abroad. There was a gusty, high warm wind: isolated

would flap out like a quickly opened fan, throw the pattern of the window

upon the floor of the room in a milky, colourless shine, and

withdraw as suddenly as it had passed.

The dominant literary device in the poem is

personification

simile

onomatopoeia

alliteration

Explanation

Simile involves direct comparisons using "like" or "as." Upon reevaluating the passage, simile does seem to be the dominant literary device, as there are several instances of comparisons using "like," such as "as if cress would grow in it," "like damp flannel," "like a quickly opened fan," and "in a milky, colorless shine."

WAEC - Literature In English (2004 - No. 29)

Explanation

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