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Question 21

waec 2010

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

Ametaphor

Bapostrophe

Coxymoron

Dmetonymy

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Question 22

waec 2010

The rhyming pattern of the lines is

Aabab

Babba

Caabb

Daaab

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Question 23

waec 2010

The poet uses

Aeye-rhyme

Brun-on-lines

Cend-stopped-lines

Dinternal rhyme

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Question 24

waec 2010

The mood of the poet is one of

Aanger

Bhumour

Cmelancholy

Dgaiety

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Question 25

waec 2010

A poem written in praise of someone or something is

Aa ballad

Ban epic

Ca sonnet

Dan ode

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Question 26

waec 2010

The recurrence of rhythmic pattern of stress in a poem is

Acouplet

Bmetre

Cconsonance

Dstrophe

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Question 27

waec 2010

The major distinctive feature of drama is

Adialogue

Bsetting

Cepilogue

Dplot

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Question 28

waec 2010

Unrhymed iambic pentametre lines illustrate

Arhyme scheme

Bheroic couplet

Cblank verse

Dfree verse

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Question 29

waec 2010

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 30

waec 2010

A short introductory speech delivered as part of a play is called

Aa preamble

Ba prologue

Can introduction

Dan epilogue

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Question 31

jamb 2010

Use the quotation below to answer this question.
Basha: You dumb skull of a bone head...you will face court martial for this. You look everywhere? You search inside toilet bowl?
Wole Soyinka: King Baabu.
The person being addressed above is a

Asoldier

Blawyer

Cstudent

Ddomestic servant

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Question 32

jamb 2010

This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

Where does the play take place?

AIn Ofosu's place

BOn the street

CIn George's place

DIn aunt's house

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Question 33

jamb 2010

This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

The traditional order in the play is represented by

AMrs. B

BAunt

CHannah

DMaanan

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Question 34

jamb 2010

This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

Maanan expresses dislike for lawyer B because of

Athe betrayal of his wife's trust

Bthe betrayal of her father's trust

Chis condemnation of her choice of career

Dhis recent advances towards her

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Question 35

jamb 2010

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Romeo is banished from Mantua because he

Akills Tybalt in a street's duel

Bmarries Juliet without parental consent

Cattends Capulet's party uninvited

Dattempts to kill Paris, his rival

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Question 36

jamb 2010

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

The spatial setting of the play is

AAthens

BVenice

CPadua

DVerona

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Question 37

jamb 2010

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

'O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face!'
The statement above refers to

AJuliet

BRomeo

CBenvoli

DTybalt

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Question 38

jamb 2010

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

The play is mostly written in

Ametres

Bfoot

Cblank verse

Dfree verse

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Question 39

jamb 2010

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): 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.):West African Verse

As the dancers move through paths strewn with glass chips, the images in Adeoti's Naked Soles change from

Apain to grief

Bsorrow to joy

Cjoy to excitement

Dinaction to action

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Question 40

jamb 2010

This question is based on George Orwell's Nighteen Eighty-four.

The party seeks power for

Aits own sake

Bits members

Cpeoples' sake

Dthe nation

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