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Question 21
waec 2009
In a story, the adversary of the protagonist is the
Ahero
Bheroine
Cantagonist
Dfoil
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Question 22
waec 2009

A short poem lamenting the death of someone is a

Alyric
Bsonnet
Cballad
Dthrenody
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Question 23
waec 2009

''Mathematics is my Achilles' heel'' is an example of

Alitotes
Bmetonymy
Callusion
Danalogy
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Question 24
waec 2009
A dramatic performance with only bodily movements and without words is
Aa mime
Ban aside
Ca soliloquy
Dan opera
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Question 25
waec 2009

Lines of unrhymed poetry are known as

Ablank verse
Bassonance
Cconsonance
Dfree verse
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Question 26
waec 2009
The most exciting and tense part of a story is the
Aepilogue
Bclimax
Cprologue
Dexposition
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Question 27
waec 2009
The pattern of end rhymes in a poem is called
Ainternal rhyme
Brhyme scheme
Crhythm
Dscansion
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Question 28
waec 2009
The attitude of a writer towards the subject matter is the
Atone
Bplot
Ccrisis
Dclimax
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Question 29
waec 2009

A poem consisting of fourteen lines is

Aa narrative
Ba sonnet
Can ode
Dan elegy
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