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Question 1401

waec 1998

The predominant sound device in the extract is

Aassonance

Bconsonance

Conomatopoeia

Dalliteration

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Question 1402

waec 1998

Any expression which creates a mental picture is known as

Aparadox

Bexaggeration

Cimagery

Dsymbolism

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Question 1403

waec 1998

All fingers are not equal' is an example of

Ameiosis

Boxymoron

Chuperbole

Dsynecdoche

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Question 1404

waec 1998

'penny wise; pound foolish' is an example of

Ametonymy

Bhyperbole

Cmetaphor

Dparadox

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Question 1405

waec 1998

A short witty statement is called an

Aepigram

Banecdote

Cepistle

Danalogy

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Question 1406

waec 1998

Mime is the art of acting that involves the use of

Asongs only

Bspeeches only

Cgestures only

Ddances only

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Question 1407

waec 1998

The essential function of a tragedy is to make people

Alaught at mankind

Bthink and feel more deeply

Cthink and laugh

Dknow their enemies

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Question 1408

waec 1998

An epitaph is

Apoem of lamentation

Ba poem of fourteen lines

Can inscription on a tomb

Dthe life history of an author

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Question 1409

waec 1998

A play is fully realized when it is

Astudied

Bmemorized

Cacted

Dread

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Question 1410

waec 1998

A play on words is

Ainnuendo

Bhumour

Cpun

Djest

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Question 1411

waec 1998

Pick the odd item from the list

Aprose

Bpoetry

Cdrama

Dtragedy

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Question 1412

waec 1998

A poem of four lines is known as a

Asonnet

Bcouplet

Csestet

Dquatrain

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Question 1413

waec 1998

A poem of 14 lines is known as a

Aquatrain

Boctave

Csestet

Dsonnet

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Question 1414

waec 1998

This kind of rhyme scheme is known as

Aalternate

Birregular

Cfree verse

Dcouplet

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Question 1415

waec 1998

The rhyme scheme is known as

Aabba

Babab

Caabb

Dbbaa

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Question 1416

waec 1998

''The people's voices rutted like pigs in the mud'' is an example of

Asimile

Bmetaphor

Cpersonification

Dmetonymy

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Question 1417

waec 1998

Which of the following is closest to the novel?

Athe short story

Bfable

Ctale

Depic

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Question 1418

waec 1998

The first person narrator is usually

Athe protagonist

Ba villain in the novel

Cthe antagonist

Da character in the novel

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Question 1419

waec 1998

The first person narrator is usually

Athe protagonist

Ba villain in the novel

Cthe antagonist

Da character in the novel

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Question 1420

waec 1998

The literary device in the statement - 'Students are to come to class with their Shakespeare' is called

Ametonymy

Blitotes

Csynecdoche

Dpersonification

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