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Question 21
jamb 2015
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.

A cursing rogue with a merry farce,
A bundle of rags upon a crurch,
Stumbled upon that windy place
Called cruachan, and it was as much.
The rhyme scheme of the stanza above is
Aaabb
Babab
Cbbaa
Dabba
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Question 22
jamb 2015
A significant of a whole through its significant part is
Aallegory
Bpun
Csynecdoche
Dcast
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Question 23
jamb 2015
In drama, the use of gestures to communicate is known as
Amime
Brealistic drama
Cmelodrama
Ddialogue
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Question 24
jamb 2015
A speech or writing used to praise a person or a thing for past or present deeds is
Aeulogy
Bsynecdoche
Cepigram
Depilogue
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Question 25
jamb 2015
This question is based on General literacy principles

In literacy 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 trends of events
Cdifficult situation which defies a logical or national resolution
Ddevice in which the actor on stage means exactly what he says
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Question 26
jamb 2015
The use of two contrasting words that are placed side by side is called
Aprologue
Boxymoron
Capostrophe
Dcostume
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Question 27
jamb 2015
This question is based on General literacy principles

A literary genre which directly imitates human action is
Adrama
Bcomedy
Cprose
Dpoetry
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Question 28
jamb 2015

This question is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

In Romeo and Juliet, use the excerpt below to answer this question
'.... So tedious is this day
As is the night before some festival
To an important child that hath them.
new robes and may not wear.
The literary device used in the excerpt is

Asimile
Bmetaphor
COxymoron
Dapostrophe
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