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Question 411

waec 2009

''....a thousand miles'' is an example of

Ahyperbole

Birony

Cantithesis

Depigram

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Question 412

waec 2009

The imagery in the first four lines is predominantly

Aagricultural

Bmilitary

Cpolitical

Dsocial

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Question 413

waec 2009

The poem is about

Awar

Bdirt

Ctravelling

Dprison life

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Question 414

waec 2009

"The little vehicle laps up the distance'' conveys the impression of

Aleizure

Bpleasure

Cstrength

Dspeed

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Question 415

waec 2009

The atmosphere in the passage is one of

Alove

Bfear

Canger

Djoy

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Question 416

waec 2009

The passage is

Aexpository

Bargumentative

Cnarrative

Danalytical

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Question 417

waec 2009

The narrative technique is

Athird person

Ba soliloquy

Cfirst person

Dan aside

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Question 418

waec 2009

Kyeiwa is

Arelaxed

Becstatic

Cfrightened

Delated

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Question 419

waec 2009

The tone of the poem is one of

Asorrow

Bsarcasm

Chappiness

Danger

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Question 420

waec 2009

The dominant device in the above lines is

Aburlesque

Bparadox

Cconflict

Dirony.

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Question 421

waec 2009

A poem written in an elaborate style to address or celebrate an object or event is called

Aa ballad

Ban epic

Ca dirge

Dan ode

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Question 422

waec 2009

A folktale is a

Anovel

Bwork of ficion

Cbiography

Dnovelette

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Question 423

waec 2009

The story of a person's life written by another is

Ahistory

Bautobiography

Cbiography

Danthology

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Question 424

waec 2009

A literary piece used to mock of ridicule a society or practice is called

Aan allegory

Ba fable

Ca farce

Da satire

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Question 425

waec 2009

A poem of four lines is called

Aquatrain

Bsestet

Csonnet

Dcouplet

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Question 426

waec 2009

A long narrative poem which deals with heroic deeds is

Alyric

Bepic

Code

Deuphony

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Question 427

waec 2009

The art of giving human attributes to non-human objects is

Apersonification

Ballegory

Canecdote

Dallusion

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Question 428

waec 2009

''Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind'' illustrates

Ainversion

Bparadox

Chumour

Dmood

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Question 429

waec 2009

In a story, the adversary of the protagonist is the

Ahero

Bheroine

Cantagonist

Dfoil

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Question 430

waec 2009

A short poem lamenting the death of someone is a

Alyric

Bsonnet

Cballad

Dthrenody

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