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Question 11

waec 2002

The use of rhetorical questions _ the poet's message

Aemphasizes

Brepeats

Crecasts

Ddramatizes

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Question 12

waec 2002

The tone of the poem is one of

Asadness and lamentation

Bhappiness and excitement

Capathy and non-challance

Dresignation and joy

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Question 13

waec 2002

The dominant poetic devices used are

Aonomatopoeia and refrain

Bmetaphor and simile

Crepetition and personification

Dpun and hyperbole

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Question 14

waec 2002

The theme of the poem is

Areligion

Benlightenment

Cstruggle

Dhardship

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Question 15

waec 2002

........destructive blessing shows the use of

Aantithesis

Boxymoron

Capostrophe

Dparallelism

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Question 16

waec 2002

...........high and low alike refers to the

Arulers of the village

Bwomen and their children

Cchiefs and their subjects

Drich and the poor

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Question 17

waec 2002

The expression the sky, like a hooded monk wore black, illustrates

Asymbolism

Bparadox

Cpersonification

Dmetaphor

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Question 18

waec 2002

The month of July crept in is an example of

Ametaphor

Bsynecdoche

Cimagery

Dapostrophe

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Question 19

waec 2002

The subject of the passage is

Acloud

Bclimate

Crainfall

Dflood

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Question 20

waec 2002

In a literary work, a clown normally

Adirects the action

Bcreates comic relief

Csupports the protagonist

Dcreats the atmosphere

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Question 21

waec 2002

The whole town was present at the wedding ceremony is an example of

Aoxymoron

Bhyperbole

Conomatopoeia

Drepetition

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Question 22

waec 2002

A short witty statement is an

Aepistle

Beulogy

Cepigram

Danecdote

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Question 23

waec 2002

A literary device that creates a mental picture of a situation is

Aimagery

Bsymbolism

Cflashback

Depilogue

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Question 24

waec 2002

Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul is an example of

Aoxymoron

Bepigram

Cepithet

Dbathos

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Question 25

waec 2002

The sequence of beats in a poem is its

Arhythm

Brhyme

Cirony

Dpersonification

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Question 26

waec 2002

You are the salt of my life illustrates a

Ametaphor

Bsimile

Cirony

Dpersonification

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Question 27

waec 2002

Grace me no grace, nor uncle me no uncle;
I am no traitors uncle;
and that word ''grace'' in an ungracious mouth
is but profane.

The dominant literary device used in the extract is

Aalliteration

Bassonance

Conomatopoeia

Drepetition

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Question 28

waec 2002

''A little learning is dangerous
Drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring''

The extract illustrates a

Aquatrain

Bhexameter

Ccouplet

Dsestet

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Question 29

waec 2002

The juxtaposition of two seemingly contradictory words is

Acontrast

Banti-climax

Coxymoron

Danti-thesis

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Question 30

waec 2002

Salute to the Elephant is an example of _ poetry

Atraditional

Bdramatic

Cepic

Dnarrative

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