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Question 11

waec 2008

''Joyous toiling'' is an example of

Aonomatopeia

Boxymoron

Cirony

Dmetaphor

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Question 12

waec 2008

''The hard and erect hoe'' connotes

Auprooting of weeds

Bthe sowing of seeds

Cdigging of the soil

Dfarming implement

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Question 13

waec 2008

The dominant device used in the extract is

Ametaphor

Bparadox

Csymbolism

Dsimile

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Question 14

waec 2008

The subject matter of the extract is

Aharvesting

Brain

Ctime

Dfarming

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Question 15

waec 2008

A piece of writing or speech at the beginning of a work of art is the

Aprologue

Bdialogue

Cmonologue

Depilogue

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Question 16

waec 2008

Shakespeare's poetry consists mainly of

Aquartrain

Bheroic verse

Cblank verse

Dcouplet

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Question 17

waec 2008

A poem of fourteen lines is

Aan elegy

Ba dirge

Ca sonnet

Dan ode

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Question 18

waec 2008

A piece of writing which teaches morals is

Aserious

Bdidactic

Cplayful

Danalytical

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Question 19

waec 2008

Drama is meant to

Ateach manners only

Bcriticize

Ceduate and entertain

Dbe read and acted only

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Question 20

waec 2008

A deliberate use of exaggeration for the purpose of humour/emphasis is

Ametaphor

Birony

Csimile

Dhyperbole

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Question 21

waec 2008

The art of creating fictional personages constitutes

Apoint of view

Bcharacterization

Cnarrative tecnique

Dsymbolism

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Question 22

waec 2008

A writer's choice of words is his

Adiction

Bmood

Ctone

Dsetting

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Question 23

waec 2008

''Pregnant clouds'' is an example of

Aeliche

Blitotes

Cmetaphor

Dsynecdoche

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Question 24

waec 2008

Pick the odd item out of the underlisted

Aode

Belegy

Csonnet

Dsimile

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Question 25

waec 2008

A character whose flaws combined with external force lead to his suffering is a

Aheroine

Btragic-hero

Chero

Dprotagonist

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Question 26

waec 2008

The concluding part of a play where the conflict is resolved is the

Aresolution

Benjambment

Cdenouement

Dclimax

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Question 27

waec 2008

''The lawyer addressed the bench'' illustrates

Ametonymy

Balliteration

Csimile

Doxymoron

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Question 28

waec 2008

A literary work written in from of a letter is

Acreative

Bromantic

Ctautological

Depistolary

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Question 29

waec 2008

A question which does not require an answer is

Adiscourse

Brhetorical

Cironic

Dflashback

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Question 30

waec 2008

recurring dominant idea in a work of a art is called

Asetting

Bconflict

Cplot

Dmotif

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