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Question 291
waec 2014

What type of poem is this?

AEpic
BLimerick
COde
DSonnet
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Question 292
waec 2014
_ in drama operates against a character who is unawares of a situation which the audience know about
AVerbal irony
BDramatic irony
CSatire
DParody
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Question 293
waec 2014

A stanza of four lines is a

Acouplet
Bquintet
Cseptet
Dquatrain
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Question 294
waec 2014
A curtain raiser is an introductory performance that is
Anot part of the main play
Bthe first part of the main play
Cnot separate from the play
Dthe first party of the final scene
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Question 295
waec 2014

One of the following is used to develop character

AClimax
BAtmosphere
CSetting
DDialogue
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Question 296
waec 2014
A character whose actions or qualities serve to heighten those of the hero through contrast is
Aan adversary
Ba protagonist
Can antagonist
Da foil
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Question 297
waec 2014
A literary work that vividly portrays life can be described as
Arealistic
Bromantic
Cidealistic
Dsarcastic
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Question 298
waec 2014
A short which expresses an idea in a clever way is
Aan epigram
Ba limerick
Can ode
Da lyric
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Question 299
waec 2014
A story which explains a natural phenomenon is
Alegend
Bparable
Cmyth
Dfiction
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Question 300
waec 2014

A poem in which a lone speaker seems to be addressing someone else is a

Apathetic fallacy
Bverbal irony
Cdramatic irony
Ddramatic monologue
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Question 301
waec 2014
The term used to depict the freedom of a poet with language is
Apoetic diction
Bbathos
Cgraphology
Dpoetic licence
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Question 302
waec 2014
A person's life story written by another person is
Aa commentary
Ba biography
Can autobiography
Dan epistolary
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Question 303
waec 2014
The loneliest people live in the most crowded places illustrates
Aparadox
Banecdote
Callegory
Dparody
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Question 304
waec 2014
An understatement is otherwise called
Alitotes
Bconceit
Cpun
Dcontrast
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Question 305
waec 2014
A character in the story who narrates what happens to him or her is
Aa second person narrator
Ba first person narrator
Can omniscient narrator
Da third person narrator
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Question 306
waec 2014
The repetition of the same vowel sounds in a line is
Aalliteration
Bassonance
Conomatopoeia
Dparallelism
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Question 307
waec 2014
An expression from which one derives a mental picture is
Aparadox
Bexaggeration
Cimagery
Dphotography
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Question 308
waec 2014
A struggle between opposing forces in a story or play is
Adenouement
Bconflict
Ccomedy
Dtragedy
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Question 309
waec 2014

In drama, comic relief often occurs in

Acomedies
Btragedies
Chistorical plays
Dromantic plays
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Question 310
waec 2013

Soon after this dialogue appears

AAriel
BFerdinand
CGonzalo
DCaliban
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