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Question 1411

waec 1998

Which of the following best describes Literature? It

Atells the story of great men and women

Bis a reflection of man's life in society

Cis a record of past events

Ddescribes what never happened and cannot happen

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Question 1412

waec 1998

What distinguishes a novel from a play is

Acharacters

Bsetting

Cnarration

Dtheme

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Question 1413

waec 1998

A novel is usually written in

Aprose

Bverse

Cscenes

Dstanzas

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Question 1414

waec 1998

A group of actors in a play is called

Acharacters

Bcast

Cchorus

Dprompters

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Question 1415

waec 1998

Pick the odd item from the list below

Atragedy

Bcomedy

Cepilogue

Dtragi-comedy

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Question 1416

waec 1998

A play that is full of exaggerated ridicule and laughter is called

Afarce

Bcomedy

Ctragi-comedy

Dmasque

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Question 1417

waec 1998

In a play, a long speech by a single character in the presence of other characters is called

Asoliloguy

Bmonologue

Caside

Dprologue

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Question 1418

waec 1998

Which of the following is an African poet?

ADennis Brutus

BWilliam Wordsworth

CRober Frost

DW.B.Yeats

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Question 1419

waec 1998

In poetry, rhythm is a regular pattern of

Avowels and consonants

Blong and short words

Cstressed and unstressed syllables

Dstressed syllables and rhymes

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Question 1420

waec 1998

Read the extract below and answer this question.

The pattering rain was kicking up little
explosions of dust in the glade.He heard the
faint whisper of the stream as it stole across
the land and disappeared into the bush.

The figure of speech underlined in line 1 is

Aassonance

Bconsonance

Conomatopoeia

Dalliteration

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Question 1421

waec 1998

In a novel, the antagonist is

Aa fully developed character

Ba flat character

Cthe main female character

Dthe archrival of the hero

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Question 1422

waec 1998

An African author who has written plays, poems and prose is

AWole Soyinka

BZaynab Alkali

CChinua Achebe

DFlora Nwapa

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Question 1423

waec 1998

Which of the following is a likely source of traditional oral poetry?

ATheatre

Bfiction

Cbooks

Dsongs

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Question 1424

waec 1998

The state of mind of a poet can be described as

Astyle

Bmood

Csetting

Dtheme

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Question 1425

waec 1998

The choice of appropriate words to convey the thoughts of an author is called

Aidiomatic language

Bsetting

Cfigure of speech

Ddiction

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Question 1426

waec 1998

The basic elements of drama are

Acharacter, plot, episode

Bdialogue, chorus, plot

Ccharacter, action, setting

Dcharacter, monoloue, plot

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Question 1427

waec 1998

A poem written or rendered in praise of a person or thing is called

Aa lyric

Ban ode

Can elegy

Da panegyric

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Question 1428

waec 1998

The birds fly high over
the hills beyond the corn fields.
The poetic device used in the above extract is

Aassonance

Balliteration

Cmetaphor

Dmetonymy

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Question 1429

waec 1998

Pick the odd item from the list below

ANight Rain

BThings fall Apart

CStanley Meets Mutesa

DNightfall in Soweto

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Question 1430

waec 1998

The image depicted in the extract is one of

Adestruction

Bmerriment

Chappiness

Damiration

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