Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 421
waec 2009

''Mathematics is my Achilles' heel'' is an example of

Alitotes
Bmetonymy
Callusion
Danalogy
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Question 422
waec 2009
A dramatic performance with only bodily movements and without words is
Aa mime
Ban aside
Ca soliloquy
Dan opera
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Question 423
waec 2009

Lines of unrhymed poetry are known as

Ablank verse
Bassonance
Cconsonance
Dfree verse
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Question 424
waec 2009
The most exciting and tense part of a story is the
Aepilogue
Bclimax
Cprologue
Dexposition
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Question 425
waec 2009
The pattern of end rhymes in a poem is called
Ainternal rhyme
Brhyme scheme
Crhythm
Dscansion
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Question 426
waec 2009
The attitude of a writer towards the subject matter is the
Atone
Bplot
Ccrisis
Dclimax
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Question 427
waec 2009

A poem consisting of fourteen lines is

Aa narrative
Ba sonnet
Can ode
Dan elegy
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Question 428
waec 2008

The scene after this consists of the

Acloset scene
Bdumb show
Cgraveyard scene
Dghost scene
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Question 429
waec 2008

The ''occulted guilt'' here means

Awizardry
Blove
Cwitchcraft
Dconscience
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Question 430
waec 2008

The ''uncle'' being referred to is

ALaertes
BClaudius
CGuildenstern
DHoratio
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Question 431
waec 2008

The character being addressed is

AGertrude
BOphelia
CHoratio
DClaudius
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Question 432
waec 2008

The speaker is

AHamlet
BClaudius
Cthe King
Dthe Queen
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Question 433
waec 2008

The setting is

Aa room in Polonius house
Ba room in the castle
Cthe queen's room
Dthe king's room.
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Question 434
waec 2008

The other character who comes on the scene after this is

Athe queen
BHoratio
CPolonius
Dthe king
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Question 435
waec 2008

''The primrose path of dalliance'' means

Aa religious life
Ba reckless life
Cthe way to heaven
Dthe way to hell
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Question 436
waec 2008

The character being addressed is

ALaertes
BPolonius
CHoratio
Dthe King
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Question 437
waec 2008

The speaker is

APolonius
Bthe King
CHamlet
Dthe queen
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Question 438
waec 2008

The setting is

Aa hall in the castle
Bthe battlefield
Ca platform in front of the castle
Dthe queen's room
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Question 439
waec 2008

The addresses later

Akills himself
Bsleeps off
Cruns away
Darrived
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Question 440
waec 2008

The character being addressed is

AHamlet
Bthe queen
Cthe king
Dfortinbras
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