Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 21
waec 2000

In poetry.....consist of four lines

Aa sestet
Ba quatrain
Can octave
Da tercet
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Question 22
waec 2000

''All hands on deck'' is an example of

Apersonification
Bmetonymy
Cmetaphor
Dsynecdoche
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Question 23
waec 2000

A sonnet may be divided into an octave and a

Atercet
Bquatrain
Csestet
Dcouplet
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Question 24
waec 2000

A speech delivered by a character who is alone on the stage is

Aa soliloquy
Ba chorus
Ca dialogue
Dan aside
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Question 25
waec 2000

The main character in a literary work is the

Aanatagonist
Bprotagonist
Cnarrator
Dvillan
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Question 26
waec 2000

The misuse of words that sound somewhat similar is

Amalapropism
Bmetonymy
Conomatopoeia
Dpun
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Question 27
waec 2000

A poem of lamentation on death is

Aa lyric
Ba ballad
Can ode
Dan elegy
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Question 28
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George Orwell's Animal Farm is an example of a

Afarce
Bburlesque
Csatire
Dlampoon
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Question 29
waec 2000

A literary work which extols one's virtues and accomplishments is

Aa eulogy
Ba pastoral
Can elegy
Dan allegory
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Question 30
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A short and witty poem is known as

Aa ballad
Ban epigram
Can epic
Da lyric
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