Search SchoolNGR

Thursday, 02 April 2026
Register . Login

'Fierce harmattan sun on innocent tendrils; torrential downpour on leaking thatch ...

'Fierce harmattan sun on innocent tendrils; torrential downpour on leaking thatch roofs; painful comfort of helpless eunuchs; thorny beauty of modern witches; the falcon's call on day-old-chicks, ours is a tragicomic dialogue:... mute echoes of pains' .

The sonority and rhythmical structure of the lines above are achieved through a pause- pattern called
Take Free Practice Test On 2026 JAMB UTME, Post UTME, WAEC SSCE, GCE, NECO SSCE
  • A Scansion
  • B Enjambment
  • C Caesura
  • D Apostrophe
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation:
This is a pause-pattern for enhancing movement from one major idea to another or from one major point to another.

Share question on: