This question is based on selected poems from:
R. Johnson and D. Ker er al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; M. Umukoro and A. Sani et al (eds.) Exam Focus: Literature in English; A.E. Eruvbetine and M. Jibril et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
In Wole Soyinka’s “Telephone Conversation,” the dominant literary technique deployed is
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alliteration
- onomatopeia
- oxymoron
- simile
The correct answer is: A
Explanation
In Wole Soyinka's Telephone Conversation, the dominant literary technique used is alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a poem. Soyinka makes use of alliteration in the poem to make it more rhythmic and memorable.
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