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Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 21
jamb 2013
These question is based on General Literary Principles.

Action without speech in a play is
Aepilogue
Bmime
Csoliloquy
Daside
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Question 22
jamb 2013
These question is based on General Literary Principles.

The figure of speech in which the writer means the exact opposite of what he intends to say is
Aparadox
Bmetaphor
Csatire
Dirony
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Question 23
jamb 2013
These question is based on General Literary Principles.

A literary work that ridicules the shortcomings of people or ideas is
Aan irony
Ba fable
Ca masque
Da satire
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Question 24
jamb 2013
These question is based on General Literary Principles.

A device used in poetry to achieve emphasis or stress a point is known as
Aassonance
Brepetition
Calliteration
Drhyme
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Question 25
jamb 2013

These question is based on General Literary Principles.

A fable is a brief narrative illustrating wisdom and

Acustom
Btruth
Curgency
Dorigin
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Question 26
jamb 2013
These question is based on General Literary Principles.

A paragraph in prose is equivalent to a
Astanza in poetry
Bmeter in poetry
Ctrope in poetry
Dverse in poetry
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Question 27
jamb 2013
These question is based on General Literary Principles.

A device used by a writer to recall past event in a literary work is
Aflashback
Bforeshadowing
Cinterlude
Danti-climax
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