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WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2003 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

Read the extract below and answer the question
.....I owe you much, and like a wilful youth
That which I owe is lost: but if you please
To shoot another arrow that self way
which you did shoot the first.
And thankfully rest debtor for the first
(Act 1 sc 1)

The first line of the extract illustrates
Answer Details
The first line of the given excerpt illustrates a simile. The speaker compares himself to a "wilful youth" to express how careless and irresponsible he has been in repaying a debt owed to the person he is addressing. A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as". In this case, the speaker is using "like" to make a comparison between himself and a wilful youth, to emphasize his carelessness. Therefore, the correct answer is simile.
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