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Question 341
waec 2012
Which of the following is not a drama?
ABurlesque
BResolution
CPantomime
DOpera
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Question 342
waec 2012

A major character whose flaws combine with external forces that lead to his downfall is a

Aflat character
Bround character
Cromantic hero
Dtragic hero
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Question 343
waec 2012
The clash of interest that originates from opposing forces in literature is
Aclimax
Bdenouement
Cconflict
Daside
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Question 344
waec 2012
Identify the odd item
Apoetry
Bprose
Cmelodrama
Ddrama
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Question 345
waec 2012

The use of the word 'since' illustrates

Aalliteration
Brepetition
Cassonance
Dconsonance
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Question 346
waec 2012

The device used in the second and third lines is

Aantithesis
Bpun
Conomatopoeia
Deuphemism
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Question 347
waec 2012

A literary device used in the first line is

Aparadox
Blitotes
Chyperbole
Dmetaphor
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Question 348
waec 2012
One of the following is not a form of poetry
ASonnet
BOde
CSuspense
DLyric
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Question 349
waec 2012
The use of dialogue, creates a/an _ effect
Ahunorus
Bpoetic
Cironic
Ddramatic
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Question 350
waec 2012
_ in drama operates against a character who is unaware of a situation which is known to the audience
AVerbal irony
BDramatic irony
CSatire
DParody
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Question 351
waec 2012

A long narrative chronicling a family's heroic deeds is a/an

Aopera
Bepistle
Cfable
Dsaga
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Question 352
waec 2012
The choice of words to create special effects is called
Afallacy
Batmosphere
Cdiction
Dmood
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Question 353
waec 2012
The types of literary work are
Aeras
Bepisodes
Cgenres
Dcantos
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Question 354
waec 2012
Use the following lines to answer the question

Truth may bend but will never break:
It will ever rise above falsehood as oil above water.

The simile in the second line
Aexpresses the idea more vividly
Btells one that oil is heavier than water
Cmakes a comparison between oil and water
Dexpresses the idea in a complex manner
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Question 355
waec 2012
Use the following lines to answer the question

Truth may bend but will never break:
It will ever rise above falsehood as oil above water.

The alliteration in the first line
Adraws attention to the key ideas
Bdrwas attention to the rhythm of the line
Cmakes the idea sound more true
Dmakes the line sound more pleasant
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Question 356
waec 2012
The performers in a play constitute the
Achorus
Bcharacters
Caudience
Dcast
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Question 357
waec 2012
Lines and stanzas are to poetry as action and dialogue are to
Amusic
Bprose
Cfiction
Ddrama
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Question 358
waec 2012
A narrative in which characters and events are invented is
Afiction
Bepistolary
Cautobiography
Dbiography
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Question 359
waec 2012
A story which explains a natural phenomenon is
Alegned
Bparable
Cmyth
Dfiction
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Question 360
waec 2011

The character addressed

AProsepero
BMiranda
CSebastian
Dhimself
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