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Literature in English
JAMB 2025
From the novel; Selected Poems from: Exam Focus: Literature-in-English: 2021-25

Decked with dances by baobabs over balances

The above line in Neto's The Grieved Lands is an example of

  • A. assonance
  • B. consonance
  • C. onomatopoeia
  • D. alliteration
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Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation

Alliteration is a literary device where the same consonant sound is repeated at the beginning of several words in close succession. In this specific line:

"Decked with dances by baobabs over balances"

  • The "d" sound repeats in "Decked" and "dances."

  • The "b" sound repeats in "baobabs" and "balances."

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