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Question 21

jamb 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

The juxtaposition of two contrasting ideas in a line of poetry is

Aeuphemism

Bsynedoche

Ccatharsis

Doxymoron

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Question 22

jamb 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

A fable is a story in which

Aallegations are made about characters

Banimals or things are used as characters

Cthere is an important setting

Dthe story is told in poetic form

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Question 23

jamb 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

A literary genre which directly imitates human action is

Adrama

Bcomedy

Cprose

Dpoetry

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Question 24

jamb 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

A poet's use of regular rhythm is known as

Aallegory

Bassonance

Cmetre

Donomatopoeia

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Question 25

jamb 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

Drama is the representation of a complete series of actions by means of

Amovement and gesture for the screen and audience

Bspeech, movement and gesture for the stage only

Cspeech, movement and gesture for the stage, screen and radio

Dspeech, gesture and movement for the screen and radio

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Question 26

jamb 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

In the theatre, words spoken by a character that are meant to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters on stage is called

Aaside

Bsoliloquy

Caccoustic

Dtone

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Question 27

jamb 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

In literary work, verbal irony refers to a

Adevice in which the speaker means the opposite of what he says

Bsituation in which a character speaks or acts against the trend of events

Cdifficult situation which defies a logical or rational resolution

Ddevice in which the actor on stage means exactly what he says

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Question 28

jamb 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

Characterization in a novel refers to the

Awriter's opinion of the characters

Bway the characters are revealed to the reader

Ccharacters and the way they behave

Dreader's opinion of the characters

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Question 29

jamb 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

A literary work in which the characters and events are used as symbols is known as

Acharacterization

Ballegory

Cmetaphor

Dparalellism

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