2025 · Q10
Which one of the following is the figure of speech in the expression "Africa is on the move"?
General EnglishReading comprehension
- APersonification
- BIrony
- CAnthropomorphism
- DAntithesis
Explanation
'Africa is on the move' attributes the human action of moving to a continent, an inanimate entity, which is the definition of personification. Irony involves saying the opposite of what is meant, and antithesis contrasts opposites, neither of which applies here. Anthropomorphism is a near-synonym but the standard figure-of-speech term for inanimate objects is personification.