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Question 21

waec 2006

A struggle between opposing forces in a literary work is the

Aplot

Bconflict

Cclimax

Ddenouement

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Question 22

waec 2006

A humorous imitation of a serious literary work is

Aan ode

Ba parody

Can epitaph

Da burlesque

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Question 23

waec 2006

The recurrence of rhythmic pattern of stress in a poem is a

Acouplet

Bmetre

Cconsonance

Dscansion

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Question 24

waec 2006

A line of poetry is measured by the

Anumber of words

Bnumber of feet it contains

Cimages

Drhythm

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Question 25

waec 2006

''But at my back I always hear
Time's winged chariot hurrying near'' illustrates

Ametaphor

Bapostrophe

Coxymoron

Dmetonymy

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Question 26

waec 2006

The elegy

Aconforms to a fixed pattern of lines

Bis set in the countryside

Chas a mournful tone

Dcelebrates heroic deeds

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Question 27

waec 2006

The limerick

Ais written to be sung

Bhas a serious subject matter

Cis always light and humorous

Duses lofty language

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Question 28

waec 2006

Unrhymed iambic pentametre lines illustrate a

Arhyme scheme

Bheroic couplet

Cblank verse

Dfree verse

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Question 29

waec 2006

A pause within a line of a poem is a

Azeugma

Bfoot

Ccaesura

Dstress

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Question 30

waec 2006

''....the dragon-fly
hangs like a blue thread
losened from the sky...'' illustrates

Asimile

Blitotes

Ccontrast

Dmetaphor

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Question 31

jamb 2006

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E.et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga D.I. (ed.): Weast African Verse.

Keats' on the Grasshopper and Cricket is best described as

Aromantic

Bmedieval

Cmetaphysical

Dplatonic

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Question 32

jamb 2006

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E.et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga D.I. (ed.): Weast African Verse.

In We must learn Again to Fly; Ofeimum exhorts the reader

Anot to lose hope in the face of adversity

Bto enjoy his success

Cto give up if he does not succeed

Dto work harder even if he succeeds

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Question 33

jamb 2006

This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.

The character attributes of Attahiru qualify him as

Aan egocentric partriot

Ba Muslim fanatic

Ca religious martyr

Da political revolutionary

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Question 34

jamb 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

The sides of a stage are called

Athe ways

Bboth sides

Cthe pits

Dthe wings

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Question 35

jamb 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

A metrical pause occurring in the middle of a line in a poem is called

Arhythm

Btetrametre

Cassonance

Dcaesura

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Question 36

jamb 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A complex plot can be described as the plot structure that has

Amultiple scenes

Bstrands of events runnings concurrently

Cwell-developed characters

Dan abstract subject and setting

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Question 37

jamb 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An address to a metaphysical source of inspiration by a poet is called

Aclairvoyance

Binspiration

Cinvocation

Dnemesis

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Question 38

jamb 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Flash back in a literary work help to

Afill the missing link

Breveal the characters'mindsets

Cplace the story in proper perspective

Drelate events that are extraneous to the story

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Question 39

jamb 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A travelogue is

Athe account of the travails of a character in novle

Ba record of the writer's experiences during a journey

Ca variant of a novel written in a free style on a writer's journey

Dthe account of the experiences of an indiviual during his lifetime

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Question 40

jamb 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A humorous scene, incident or speech in the course of a serious fiction or drama is a

Aplay-within-the-play

Bcomic scene

Ccomic relief

Dtragi-comedy

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