Based on the provided extract, answer the following: 1.1.1 Match characters to descriptions. 1.1.2 Describe the time and place. 1.1.3 Explain the figure of speech in line 1.

Here are the answers to the questions based on the provided extract:

1.1.1 Match the characters in COLUMN A to description in COLUMN B.

• (a) Daba: B
• (b) Mawdo: E
• (c) Binetou: D
• (d) Aissatou: C

1.1.2 Describe the time and place where this extract is set.

The extract is set in the narrator's home in Senegal, likely during the mid-to-late 20th century. The narrator reflects on her "quarter of a century of marriage" and her husband's "trade union meetings," indicating a contemporary domestic setting where she observes his actions and contemplates her life.

1.1.3 Refer to line 1 ("I acquiesced under the drops of poison that were burning me.")

a) Identify the figure of speech in this line.
The figure of speech is metaphor.

b) Explain the relevance of this figure of speech.
The metaphor "drops of poison that were burning me" vividly conveys the intense emotional pain and destructive nature of the husband's betrayal and infidelity. It highlights how the narrator feels deeply hurt and consumed by his actions, suggesting a slow, agonizing suffering that is as damaging as physical poison.