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49 questions JAMB 2378 WAEC 1459 CUSTOM 2
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Question 21
waec 2011
Foreshadowing is a device used to
Aprepare the reader for the direction a plot will take
Bintroduce the plot
Cshed light on events through background information
Drecall the past
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Question 22
waec 2011
A literary work is a satire when it
Afinds fault
Bhumorously criticises to improve a situation
Cprovokes laughter
Dteaches a lesson for social improvement
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Question 23
waec 2011

Through the trees l'll hear a single ringing sound, a cowbell jingle. The underlined illustrate _ rhyme.

Aend
Bdecasyllabic
Cinternal
Ddimeter
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Question 24
waec 2011
''My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep'' is an example of
Ahyperbole
Blitotes
Ceuphemism
Dparadox
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Question 25
waec 2011

A dead metaphor is one that is

Aoverused and ineffective
Bexteneded in meaining
Cimplied
Dmixed
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Question 26
waec 2011
A humorous scene in a play intended to ease tension is
Aclimax
Btragi-comedy
Ccomedy
Dcomic relief
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Question 27
waec 2011
Verbal irony occurs when a speaker on stage
Asays the opposite of what the speaker means
Bis misunderstood
Ctries to deceive the audience
Dis alone
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Question 28
waec 2011
As chapter is to prose, so ...is to poetry
Acouplet
Bstanza
Cline
Dchorus
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Question 29
waec 2011
The protagonist is the
Aauthor
Bvillain
Chero
Dspeaker
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