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Question 21

waec 2003

A long narrative which depicts country life is a/an

Aballad

Bepic

Code

Dpastoral

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Question 22

waec 2003

Pick the odd item

Atragedy

Bcomedy

Cstanza

Dfarce

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Question 23

waec 2003

A short poem written on a tomb is a/an

Adirge

Bpanegyric

Cepigram

Depitaph

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Question 24

waec 2003

A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a

Aballed

Bpastoral

Cfolkale

Dromance

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Question 25

jamb 2003

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

In its classic form, the short story is distinguished by its

Aresolution

Bnarrative form

Ccompact plot

Dprosaic conception

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Question 26

jamb 2003

The tone of Kofi Awoonor's The Cathedral' is one of

Areverence

Bcontempt

Cindifference

Dawe

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Question 27

jamb 2003

The dominant images in 'She Came in Silken Drapes' are

Areverence

Bcontempt

Cindifference

Dawe

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Question 28

jamb 2003

''As if men hung here unblown,

Their mildewed buds of love like pollen

Late caught, damp in a swollen ...

The sound device in the stanza above from

Kalu Uka''s ''Earth to Earth'' is

Aonomatopoeia

Brefrain

Crhyme

Drepetition

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Question 29

jamb 2003

In Acholonu's 'The Dissidents' Amadioha is portrayed as a god that is

Acruel

Btreacherous

Cjealous

Dmerciless

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Question 30

jamb 2003

The moon of the persona in Nortje's 'Nightfall' is one of

Ajoy and helplessness

Bsadness and hopelessness

Cjoy and gaiety

Dsadness and joy

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Question 31

jamb 2003

The subject matter of Kassam's 'Maji Maji is

Asoci-economic crises

Bindependence

Cpolitics

Dcolonialism

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Question 32

jamb 2003

The arrangement of David Diop's 'Loser of Everything' in two stanzas reflects his use of

Areinforcement

Benjambment

Ccontrast

Damplification

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Question 33

jamb 2003

On the sand hill her footprints Gleam like a prisoner's chain
The lines above from Mohan Singh's .
'A village girl' suggest the girl's

Afirmness of bearing

Bslow movement

Cdifficult in walking

Dpsychedelic movement

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Question 34

jamb 2003

Donne's 'Death, be not proud'' is

Aan epic

Ba dirge

Ca ballad

Da sonnet

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Question 35

jamb 2003

In Robert Frost's 'Wild Grapes', the girl's brother throws down grapes in the manner he does to

Amake his sister have her fill

Ballow himself time-in-between to eat

Cmake his sister desire to climb the tree

Dallow hinself to have some fun

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Question 36

jamb 2003

This question is based on S.I. Osammor's The Triumph of the Water Lily.
The language of the novel is generally

Aentertaining

Beducative

Cromantic

Dreportive

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Question 37

jamb 2003

This question is based on S.I. Osammor's The Triumph of the Water Lily.
The plot of the novel is

Acyclical

Bachronological

Cconvoluted

Dlinear

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Question 38

jamb 2003

This question is based on S.I. Osammor's The Triumph of the Water Lily.
The attitude of the narrator to religion in the novel is

Afundamentalist

Bliberal

Cambiguous

Dfanatical

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Question 39

jamb 2003

This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm,
In the novel, Boxer is respected for his

Aduplicity

Breticence

Cintellect

Dhard work

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Question 40

jamb 2003

This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm,
The overthrow of Jones happens sooner than expected because the animals

Aexperience acute suffering

Bare milked by Jones

Care better schemers

Dreceive assistance from Foxwood

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