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Question 1081
waec 2004
''For my yoke is easy and my burden is light'' illustrates the use of
Abathos
Beuphemism
Cparadox
Dirony
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Question 1082
waec 2004
The position from which a story is presented is the
Anarrative technique
Bpoint of view
Csetting
Dplot
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Question 1083
waec 2004
A dominant feature of poetry is its
Aeconomy of language
Bdepiction of scences
Cuse of dialogue
Dnarration of tales
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Question 1084
waec 2004
A recurrent image in a literary work is the
Atheme
Bmotif
Cepisode
Dmood
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Question 1085
waec 2004

Pick the odd item

ADaniel Defoe
BThomas Gray
CJohn Donne
DAlfred Tennyson
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Question 1086
waec 2004
A poem that expresses grief over the death of a notable figure in society is a/an
Aode
Bballad
Climerick
Delegy
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Question 1087
waec 2004

Pick the odd item

A''Elegy written in a country churchyard''
B''Ulysses''
C''No coffin, no grave''
D''Ode to the West Wind''
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Question 1088
waec 2004
A literary work is didactic f it
Aentertains
Bcomforts
Ccriticizes
Dteaches
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Question 1089
waec 2004
A short witty statement in poetry constitutes a/an
Alyric
Bode
Cepigram
Delegy
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Question 1090
waec 2004
A character who creates humour in a play is a
Aflat character
Bheroine
Cround character
Dclown
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Question 1091
waec 2004
''True wit is nature to advantage drest.
What oft was thought but ne'er so well expressed''.

The extract is an example of
Arhythm
Bpun
Crhyme
Dparadox
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Question 1092
waec 2004
A literary work in which animals are used as characters is a
Amemoir
Bfable
Cbiography
Dfarce
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Question 1093
waec 2004
Pick the odd item
Acomedy
Bprose
Cdrama
Dpoetry
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Question 1094
waec 2004
Dialogue is the predominant feature of
Agenre
Bdrama
Cpoetry
Dprose
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Question 1095
waec 2004
A group of lines separated from other groups in a poem is known as
Averse
Bcaesura
Cstanza
Dmetre
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Question 1096
waec 2004
Pick the odd item
Afiction
Bmonologue
Caside
Dsoliloguy
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Question 1097
waec 2004
The persons created of presented in a literary work are
Aheroes
Bactorrs
Cclowns
Dcharacters
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Question 1098
jamb 2004

This question is based on S.I Osammor's The Triumph of the Water Lily
'What is in the past is gone forever. it is only the present that belongs to us! Grasp what chance of happiness you can find at the moment with both hands!
The past in the extract above refers to

AOdibe
BNorman
CChris
DOdili
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Question 1099
jamb 2004

This question is based on S.I Osammor's The Triumph of the Water Lily
The preoccupation of the novel is

Athe life and times of Julian Odili
BNorman Obi's courtship of Effua
Cthe benefits of the extended family in Nigeria
Dthe travails and successes of Nkem and Odili
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Question 1100
jamb 2004

This question is based on S.I Osammor's The Triumph of the Water Lily
Nkem leaves Odilis house because

Ashe is not afaithful wife
Bshe wants to keep her marriage
Cof pressure from outsiders
Dshe is barren
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