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'It was not the apple that tempted Eve, but this grapefruit; thus did Maren revise the tale of Paradise Lost, and even Chris, shocked as he was at such blasphemy, confessed himself tempted to agree whenever maren returned from raiding the Principal's compound, with a shirtful of booty to-share, especially on a hot afternoon.'
Wole Soyinka: Ibadan: The Penkelemes Years, A memoir
The passage above achieved a mock-heroic effect through the use of

A.
meiosis
B.
epigram
C.
allusion
D.
symbolism

Answer: C

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