WAEC - Literature In English (2024 - No. 6)

Ife is a woman of great virtue

She is a woman of great vice illustrate

antithesis
alliteration
paradox
pathos

Explanation

 

Antithesis is a literary device that contrasts two opposing ideas within a sentence or phrase.

In the given example:
 Ife is a woman of great virtue
She is a woman of great vice

The words "virtue" and "vice" are direct opposites, making this an example of antithesis—where two opposing ideas are placed side by side for contrast.

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