WAEC - Literature In English (2020 - No. 5)
Read the extract below and answer Questions 5 to 7.
With the pen, he wrote kings into reality
With his words, kingdoms arose,
Those same words, slaves inhaled
Their hands building walls, their feet tromping territories
His pen was like the breath of life.
The underlined words illustrate ________
hyperbole
irony
metonymy
paradox
Explanation
The underlined phrase "with his words, kingdoms arose" illustrates:
A. hyperbole
Hyperbole is a literary device that involves exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. In this context, the statement that kingdoms arose merely from someone's words is an exaggerated expression and emphasises the powerful impact of the speaker's words. It's unlikely that kingdoms literally arose just from words.
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