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52 questions JAMB 2378 WAEC 1459 CUSTOM 2
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Question 21
waec 2015

The rhyme scheme of the stanza is

Aabcabcc
Bababcdd
Cbabacc
Dbcbccaa
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Question 22
waec 2015

Pan is used here as

Aan allusion
Bsymbol
Cirony
Dmetonymy
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Question 23
waec 2015

The stanza is an example of

Aappellation
Bapostrophe
Ceuphemism
Delegy
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Question 24
waec 2015

The performers in a play constitute the

Achorus
Bcharacters
Caudience
Dcast
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Question 25
waec 2015
The pattern of a poem without reference to its content is referred to as the
Alimerick
Bmetre
Cfree verse
Dform
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Question 26
waec 2015
In literature, repetition is used essentially for
Arhyme
Bsuspense
Callusion
Demphasis
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Question 27
waec 2015
A speech in a play in which a character speaks his or her thoughts alone is
Aa monologue
Ban aside
Can epilogue
Da soliloquy
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Question 28
waec 2015

The literary device used in line 7 is

Aconceit
Bpersonification
Chyperbole
Dpathos
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Question 29
waec 2015

The theme of the poem is

Athe love of mother
Binvoking the spirit of womanhood
Cadmiration for women's hard work
Dthe suffering of women
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Question 30
waec 2015

The rhyme scheme is

Aaabb ccdd eeff
Babab abab aabb
Cabca abbc abab
Dabba abca abab
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Question 31
waec 2015

The setting is

Adawn
Bsunset
Cmidday
Dnight
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Question 32
waec 2015

The expression 'such a rude room of such a poor pair' illustrates

Aonomatopoeia
Bpun
Crhyme
Dalliteration
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