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Literature in English Past Questions

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50 questions JAMB 2378 WAEC 1459 CUSTOM 2
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Question 21
waec 2018

Oh spite! Oh Hell!! I see you are all bent

To set aganist me for your merriment.

 

The lines illustrate__________

AEpitaph
BEpigram
CApostrophe
DAllusion
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Question 22
waec 2018

A poem which celebrates simple country life is___________

AA dirge
BAn ode
CAn epic
DA pastoral
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Question 23
waec 2018

Diction is a writer's choice of___________-

AStyle
BSyntax
CRhythm
DWords
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Question 24
waec 2018

The cast appears at the end of a play for the ___________-

AMusical
BCurtain Call
CIntermission
DIntroduction
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Question 25
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He is my most beloved enemy ilustrates__________

ASynecdoche
BOxymoron
CMetonymy
DLitotes
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Question 26
waec 2018

A Sonnet has a final couplet when it has___________

AA sestet
BAn octave
CTwo sestets
DThree quatrains
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Question 27
waec 2018

A play that moves the audience to pity and fear is a ____________

AComedy
BFarce
CPantomime
DTragedy
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Question 28
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Before a play is performed, it is ___________

AAuditioned
BApplauded
CRehearsed
DRecited
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Question 29
waec 2018

A dramatic performance with ONLY bodily movements and no speech is a _____________

AFarce
BMime
CSlapstick
DBurlesque
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Question 30
waec 2018

The Main Character in a Play or Novel is the ____________

AProtagonist
BNarrator
CVillain
DAntagonist
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