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WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 1998 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

Read the extract below and answer this question.

The pattering rain was kicking up little
explosions of dust in the glade.He heard the
faint whisper of the stream as it stole across
the land and disappeared into the bush.

The figure of speech underlined in line 1 is
Answer Details
The figure of speech underlined in line 1 is onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech in which a word imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes. In this case, the word "pattering" imitates the sound of raindrops hitting the ground.
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