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Question 321
waec 2013
An omniscient narrator in a novel
Adataches himself from the story
Bknows nothing about the characters and events
Cknows everything about the caharecters and events
Dis a character in the story
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Question 322
waec 2013
One of the following makes use of gesture only:
Acomedy
Blampoon
Cmime
Dsatire
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Question 323
waec 2013

The author's attitude towards the subject being treated is

Amood
Btone
Cfeeling
Datmosphere
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Question 324
waec 2013

This book should fill the memory, rule the heart and guide the feet.

The above expression illustrates the use of

Arepetition
Brefrain
Csynecdoche
Dmetaphor
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Question 325
waec 2013
''The fire gnawed ceaselessly at the bark of the tree'' illustrates
Apersonification
Beithet
Callusion
Dparadox
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Question 326
waec 2013
The device used in 'Light as wind on water laid' is
Arhyme
Bsimile
Conomatopeia
Dpun
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Question 327
waec 2013
A long and serious narrative about heroic characters is a/an
Aburlesque
Bballad
Cepic
Delegy
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Question 328
waec 2013
_ is fundamental to a play or novel.
AMime
BConflict
CFlashback
DEpilogue
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Question 329
waec 2012

The setting is

Ain front of Prospero's cell
Bon a ship
Con the seashore
Danother part of the island
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Question 330
waec 2012

Speaker Y is a

Amonster
BMusician
Csea captain
Djester
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Question 331
waec 2012

Another character present is

AFranciso
BSebastian
CAdrian
DCaliban
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Question 332
waec 2012

Speaker Y is

Aprospero
BGonzalo
CTrinculo
DCaliban
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Question 333
waec 2012

Speaker X is

AStephano
BFerdinand
CMiranda
DCaliban
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Question 334
waec 2012

Speaker M is a

Aprince
Btraitor
Cking
Dsailor
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Question 335
waec 2012

The other character present is

AAlonso
BCaliban
CProspero
DAntonio
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Question 336
waec 2012

Speaker M is a

Aprince
Btraitor
Cking
Dsailor
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Question 337
waec 2012

The other character present is

AAlonso
BCaliban
CProspero
DAntonio
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Question 338
waec 2012

Speaker M means to

Adefend himself
Bkill himself
Cescape from prison
Ddine with N
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Question 339
waec 2012

Speaker N

Ais attracted to the temple
Badmires speaker M
Cdislikes the spirit in the house
Ddwells in the temple
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Question 340
waec 2012

The speakers are

Aarguing
Bin prison
Cdancing
Din love
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