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Question 21
waec 2009
In a story, the adversary of the protagonist is the
Ahero
Bheroine
Cantagonist
Dfoil
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Question 22
waec 2009

A short poem lamenting the death of someone is a

Alyric
Bsonnet
Cballad
Dthrenody
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Question 23
waec 2009

''Mathematics is my Achilles' heel'' is an example of

Alitotes
Bmetonymy
Callusion
Danalogy
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Question 24
waec 2009
A dramatic performance with only bodily movements and without words is
Aa mime
Ban aside
Ca soliloquy
Dan opera
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Question 25
waec 2009

Lines of unrhymed poetry are known as

Ablank verse
Bassonance
Cconsonance
Dfree verse
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Question 26
waec 2009
The most exciting and tense part of a story is the
Aepilogue
Bclimax
Cprologue
Dexposition
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Question 27
waec 2009
The pattern of end rhymes in a poem is called
Ainternal rhyme
Brhyme scheme
Crhythm
Dscansion
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Question 28
waec 2009
The attitude of a writer towards the subject matter is the
Atone
Bplot
Ccrisis
Dclimax
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Question 29
waec 2009

A poem consisting of fourteen lines is

Aa narrative
Ba sonnet
Can ode
Dan elegy
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Question 30
jamb 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.


'Me to the Orangery Solitude invites, a wagtail, to tell the tangled-wood-tale.
Christopher Okigbo: Heavensgate

The complexity of the poem can be ascribed to the poets use of

Aarchaic diction
Bstructural inversion
Ccompound words
Dextended metaphor
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Question 31
jamb 2009
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
'Tonderal was assisted by the villagers in placing his trunck box into the back of the car and he got into the passenger side of the truck. Initially, he was a bit nervous and clearly uncomfortable. His young mind was asking how someone whom, he had almost caused a serious accident could be his benefactor.'
Daniel T.Manyika: Two World Apart
The narrative point of view used in the extract above can best be described as
Aomniscient
Bsubjective
Cpanoramic
Dscenic
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Question 32
jamb 2009
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
'From the sky suspended the strings of tattered pants marched on trembling feet under stone heavy-kits marched, on their breast scared, monogram of skulls and bones'
Ossie Enekwe:Mass for the Dead
The subject matter of the extract above is
Awastage
Bwar
Clove
Dhatred
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Question 33
jamb 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
'The hoe is her barber'
The line above is an example of

Ametaphor
Bhyperbole
Cpersonification
Dlitotes
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Question 34
jamb 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
A reference beyond the immediate purview of what is being presented is known as

Aallusion
Bdiversion
Cinversion
Dimagery
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Question 35
jamb 2009
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
Oh, the market is set like the hub of a wheel And it pulls like a magnet strong. It is easy to tell How it casts its spell And draws all the crowds along
The sound device used in the extract above is
Arhyme
Balliteration
Cemphasis
Dassonance
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Question 36
jamb 2009
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
Why blame her who denies love for the asking And not the Birds and Moths and Beetles That after deep draughts from rich nector wells Flee tha drained petals to virgin flowers
The sound device used in the extract above is
Arhyme
Balliteration
Cemphasis
Dassonance
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Question 37
jamb 2009
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
'The huge sacrifice that ward off death The big offering that prevents diseases......
Femi Osofisan: Morountodun
The poem above can best be described as
Aepic
Bheroic
Cpraise
Dquatrain
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Question 38
jamb 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
'My song is the root touching other roots in a covenant below the crust...
Niyi Osundara: Waiting Laughters
The imagery used in the second line of the extract above is

Aolfactory
Bvisual
Ctactile
Dauditory
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Question 39
jamb 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
Biokun: I did it for her!Let theme laugh!
Let them condemn me. I who have always derided superstition. I have gone back to the shrine of Olokun. At least if he dies, Oroki will know I tried everything.
Femi Osofisan: No More the Wasted Breed
Biokun's mood in this passage is one of

Adesperation
Bfrustration
Canger
Danxiety
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Question 40
jamb 2009
This question is based on General Literary Principles
A group of three lyric stanzas in classical Greek poetry is referred to as
Atriplet
Btriolet
Ctrilogy
Dtriad
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