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50 questions JAMB 2378 WAEC 1459 CUSTOM 2
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Question 21
waec 2004
A literary work is didactic f it
Aentertains
Bcomforts
Ccriticizes
Dteaches
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Question 22
waec 2004
A short witty statement in poetry constitutes a/an
Alyric
Bode
Cepigram
Delegy
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Question 23
waec 2004
A character who creates humour in a play is a
Aflat character
Bheroine
Cround character
Dclown
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Question 24
waec 2004
''True wit is nature to advantage drest.
What oft was thought but ne'er so well expressed''.

The extract is an example of
Arhythm
Bpun
Crhyme
Dparadox
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Question 25
waec 2004
A literary work in which animals are used as characters is a
Amemoir
Bfable
Cbiography
Dfarce
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Question 26
waec 2004
Pick the odd item
Acomedy
Bprose
Cdrama
Dpoetry
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Question 27
waec 2004
Dialogue is the predominant feature of
Agenre
Bdrama
Cpoetry
Dprose
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Question 28
waec 2004
A group of lines separated from other groups in a poem is known as
Averse
Bcaesura
Cstanza
Dmetre
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Question 29
waec 2004
Pick the odd item
Afiction
Bmonologue
Caside
Dsoliloguy
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Question 30
waec 2004
The persons created of presented in a literary work are
Aheroes
Bactorrs
Cclowns
Dcharacters
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