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The moon looked on the massacre in horror ! illustrates

Literature in English
WAEC 2023

The moon looked on the massacre in horror ! illustrates

  • A. pathetic fallacy
  • B. prologue
  • C. epilogue
  • D. transferred epithet
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Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation

The phrase 'The moon looked on the massacre in horror' is an example of pathetic fallacy. Pathetic fallacy is a literary device that attributes human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals, especially in art and literature. In this case, the moon is given the human ability to look on in horror.


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