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Question 1131
waec 2003
The term used for the unraveling of the complications of the plot at the end of a literary works is
Aclimax
Bdenouement
Cconflict
Dtension
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Question 1132
waec 2003

''Life is but an empty dream'' illustrates the use of

Asynecdoche
Bperipeteia
Clitotes
Dallusion
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Question 1133
waec 2003

Stanza refers to..in a poem

Adevices
Blines
Csections
Ddivisions
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Question 1134
waec 2003
''Enjambment'' is the poetic term referring to the use of
Arun-on-lines
Brhyme lines
Crhythm
Dmetre
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Question 1135
waec 2003
Diction is writers choice of
Astyles
Bplot
Ctheme
Dwords
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Question 1136
waec 2003
A recurrent image in a literary work that illustrates theme is
Asymbol
Bdramatic irony
Cmotif
Dpathetic fallacy
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Question 1137
waec 2003
One of the following is not an African poet
Alenrie Peters
BThomas Gray
CJ.P. Clark
DSly Cheney-Coker
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Question 1138
waec 2003
A long narrative which depicts country life is a/an
Aballad
Bepic
Code
Dpastoral
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Question 1139
waec 2003
Pick the odd item
Atragedy
Bcomedy
Cstanza
Dfarce
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Question 1140
waec 2003
A short poem written on a tomb is a/an
Adirge
Bpanegyric
Cepigram
Depitaph
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Question 1141
waec 2003
A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a
Aballed
Bpastoral
Cfolkale
Dromance
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Question 1142
jamb 2003
This question is based on General Literary Principles.

In its classic form, the short story is distinguished by its
Aresolution
Bnarrative form
Ccompact plot
Dprosaic conception
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Question 1143
jamb 2003

The tone of Kofi Awoonor's The Cathedral' is one of

Areverence
Bcontempt
Cindifference
Dawe
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Question 1144
jamb 2003

The dominant images in 'She Came in Silken Drapes' are

Areverence
Bcontempt
Cindifference
Dawe
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Question 1145
jamb 2003

''As if men hung here unblown,

Their mildewed buds of love like pollen

Late caught, damp in a swollen ...

The sound device in the stanza above from

Kalu Uka''s ''Earth to Earth'' is

Aonomatopoeia
Brefrain
Crhyme
Drepetition
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Question 1146
jamb 2003

In Acholonu's 'The Dissidents' Amadioha is portrayed as a god that is

Acruel
Btreacherous
Cjealous
Dmerciless
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Question 1147
jamb 2003

The moon of the persona in Nortje's 'Nightfall' is one of

Ajoy and helplessness
Bsadness and hopelessness
Cjoy and gaiety
Dsadness and joy
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Question 1148
jamb 2003

The subject matter of Kassam's 'Maji Maji is

Asoci-economic crises
Bindependence
Cpolitics
Dcolonialism
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Question 1149
jamb 2003

The arrangement of David Diop's 'Loser of Everything' in two stanzas reflects his use of

Areinforcement
Benjambment
Ccontrast
Damplification
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Question 1150
jamb 2003

On the sand hill her footprints Gleam like a prisoner's chain
The lines above from Mohan Singh's .
'A village girl' suggest the girl's

Afirmness of bearing
Bslow movement
Cdifficult in walking
Dpsychedelic movement
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