This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation. 'I die, yet depart...

LITERATUREJAMB 1990

This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation. 'I die, yet depart not,

I am bound, yet soar free;

Thou art and thou art not,

And ever shall be!'

'The City of Dreams' by Robert Buchanan. The literary device consciously used in the above extract is

  • A. metaphysical conceit
  • B. paradox
  • C. oxymoron
  • D. meiosis

Correct Answer: C. oxymoron

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