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Question 11

waec 1999

The theme of the extract is the

Aresistance to oppression

Bambition to become a priest

Cquest for education

Ddesire for happiness

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Question 12

waec 1999

The mood of the people in the extract is that of

Asadness and tiredness

Bdepression andd anixiety

Chappiness and hope

Danger and aggression

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Question 13

waec 1999

The device used in ''Tis so strange'' is

Aassonance

Balliteration

Conomatopoeia

Dpun

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Question 14

waec 1999

The person's mood is one of

Asarcasm

Bindifference

Cdespair

Djoy

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Question 15

waec 1999

The creature in the poem is best described as

Aclever

Bsluggish

Cawkward

Dtiny

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Question 16

waec 1999

Lines 1 and 2 of the second stanza illustrate the use of

Acaesura

Bmetre

Cenjambment

Dellipsis

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Question 17

waec 1999

The subject of the poem is a

Amosquito

Bflea

Cbedbug

Dlouse

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Question 18

waec 1999

The ending of most comedies is

Ahappy

Bnatural

Ccalm

Duncertain

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Question 19

waec 1999

The main effect of comedy on an audience is

Aanxiety

Bsadness

Claughter

Dsuspense

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Question 20

waec 1999

Which of the following is not a type of drama?

Aburleque

Bresolution

Ctragedy

Dpantomime

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Question 21

waec 1999

The climax in a literary work is the

Amiddle of the work

Bbeginning of the story

Ccentral part of the dialogue

Dmost intense point of the conflict

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Question 22

waec 1999

A sonnet is made up of a rhyming sestet and two

Arhyming couplets

Brhyming quatrains

Crhyming lines

Drhyming stanzas

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Question 23

waec 1999

A stanza of four lines is a (n)

Aoctave

Bcouplet

Cquatrain

Dtercet

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Question 24

waec 1999

'The stars blinked and the wind wailed' is an example of

Aeuphemism

Bpersonification

Cparody

Dantithesis

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Question 25

waec 1999

An 'Aside' occurs when a speaker on stage

Aaddresses another speaker

Bmumbles words intended for the audience only

Cmumbles words heard by the audience and actors

Dreveals his intentions

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Question 26

waec 1999

A verbal irony occurs when a speaker on stage

Aintends more than he says

Bis alone

Ctries to deceive the audience

Dis misunderstood

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Question 27

waec 1999

The hero in a story is the

Aobserver

Bprotagonist

Cantagonist

Dactor

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Question 28

waec 1999

A play that thrives on exaggeration of humour, plot and character is a

Amime

Btragedy

Cfarce

Dlampoon

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Question 29

waec 1999

The characters in a play constitute the

Aperformers

Bchorus

Caudience

Dcast

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Question 30

waec 1999

The theme of a work of art is the

Aconcluding part

Bcentral thought

Ccentral role

Dintroductory part

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