Literature in English
JAMB 1988
This question is based on Charles Dicken's Great Expectations.
'Created half to rise, and half to fal;
Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all;
Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurled;
The glory, jest, and riddle of the world'.
These lines from Alexander Pope's 'Essay on
Man' show a skilful exploitation of the rhetorical device of
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A.
zeugma
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B.
oxymoron
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C.
antithesis
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D.
conceit
Correct Answer: Option C
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