This question is based on Selected Poems from Johnson, R et al(eds): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed); Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E, and Vincent, T.(ed): A Selection of African Poetry; Gbemisola A.: Naked Soles; Hayward, J.(ed.); The Penguin Book of English Verse and Nwoga, D.(ed): West African verse.
… goodness lead him not, yet weariness May toss him to my breast’
The literary device in the extract above from Herbert’s The Pulley is
- metonymy
-
personification
- oxymoron
- irony
The correct answer is: B
Explanation
Personification implies giving objects human attributes.
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