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Question 21

waec 2002

Poetry is defined by

Awords written in sequence

Bcondensed use of language

Cevocation of feelings

Dlegends and myths

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Question 22

waec 2002

In "to eat of the tree", the device used is

AIrony

Bpersonification

Callusion

Dsynecdoche

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Question 23

waec 2002

The paragraph in prose can be compared to _ in poetry

Acouplet

Bline

Cstanza

Dverse

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Question 24

waec 2002

A poem which tells a story in the form of a song is a/an

Aepic

Bballad

Cpastoral

Deulogy

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Question 25

waec 2002

The expression of unpleasant experiences in a mild way is

Ahyperbole

Bmetaphor

Ceuphemism

Dparadox

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Question 26

waec 2002

An ode is a

Apoem about love

Bpoem of mouring

Cpraise poem

Dnarrative poem

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Question 27

waec 2002

The first eight lines of a sonnet is a/an

Atercet

Bsestet

Coctave

Dquatrain

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Question 28

waec 2002

A couplet is

Aa pastorial poem

Btwo successive rhyming lines

Ca love poem

Dtwo successive unrhyming lines

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