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Question 241

waec 2016

'Many hands make light work' illustrates the use of

Azeugma

Bhyperbole

Cmetonymy

Dsynecdoche

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Question 242

waec 2016

An...... is an indirect and usually unfavourable remark

Aallusion

Birony

Caside

Dinnuendo

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Question 243

waec 2016

''That it will rain is not unlike'' illustrates the use of

Airony

Blilotes

Cmetaphor

Dmetonymy

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Question 244

waec 2016

A Poem that celebrates an object, person or event is

Aa sonnet

Ba dirge

Can ode

Da balled

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Question 245

waec 2016

The major part of the Petrarch sonnet is the

Aquintet

Bsestet

Ctercet

Doctave

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Question 246

waec 2016

''The sun smiled gently on the scene'' illustrates

Aparadox

Beuphemism

Chyperbole

Dpersonification

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Question 247

waec 2016

The lines constitute

Aan epic

Ba quatrain

Can ode

Da sestet

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Question 248

waec 2016

The lines are iambic

Apentameter

Btrimeter

Ctetrameter

Dhexameter

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Question 249

waec 2016

The rhyme scheme is

Aabab

Baaba

Cabcc

Dabbc

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Question 250

waec 2016

A short play is also called a

Afarce

Bnovelette

Cplaylet

Dslapstick

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Question 251

waec 2016

The ....... produces comic relief in drama

Achorus

Bprotagonist

Cantagonist

Dclown

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Question 252

waec 2016

Poetry is written in

Achapters

Blines

Cparagraphs

Dscenes

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Question 253

waec 2016

Poetry is written in

Achapters

Bparagraphs

Cscenes

Dlines

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Question 254

waec 2016

Oral literature is part of

Adrama

Bfolklore

Cpoetry

Dmusic

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Question 255

waec 2016

The character assumed by the author in his writing is

Aprotagonist

Bchorus

Cpersona

Dpseudonym

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Question 256

waec 2016

Conflict in a literary work begins to unfold with

Aclimax

Bepisode

Cexposition

Dresolution

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Question 257

waec 2016

...... refers to the structure of a work of art.

Aform

BPlot

CSetting

DStyle

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Question 258

waec 2015

The ''two'' later plot to_______

Akill all the other characters

Bescape from the island

Ckill Prospero and Miranda

Dkill Alonso and Gonzalo

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Question 259

waec 2015

What has happened to all the other characters in the scene?

AThey have been made deaf and dumb

BAriel has put them all to sleep

CThey have been sent away

DProspero has put them to sleep

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Question 260

waec 2015

The situation in the extract is highly

Asatirical

Bprophetic

Cironical

Dcomical

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