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WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2006 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

Read the extract and answer the question

Why, now you speak
Like a good child and a true gentleman.
That I am most sensible in grief for it,
It shall as level to your judgement pierce
As day does to your eye.
(Act Four Scene V, lines 128 - 133)

The underlined statement illustrates
Answer Details
The underlined statement is an example of a simile. This is because it makes a comparison between two things using the word "like". The speaker is saying that the listener's words are like those of a good child and a true gentleman. The simile is used to emphasize the positive qualities of the listener and to express appreciation for their words. A simile is a figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison between two things that are not alike but share some common qualities. In this case, the qualities being compared are the listener's words and the qualities of a good child and a true gentleman.
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