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This question is based on General Literary Principles. With beaded bubbles winking at the brim,...

Literature in English
JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

With beaded bubbles winking at the brim,
And purple-stained mouth,'


John Keats, 'Ode to a Nightingale'. The above lines are an example of

  • A. tautology
  • B. comic relief
  • C. euphemism
  • D. consonance
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Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation

Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the end or within words.
– Look at “beaded bubbles winking at the brim” – we see repeated /b/ sounds.
– “Purple-stained mouth”- repeated /m/ sounds.


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