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Question 441
waec 2008
Pick the odd item out of the underlisted
Aode
Belegy
Csonnet
Dsimile
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Question 442
waec 2008
A character whose flaws combined with external force lead to his suffering is a
Aheroine
Btragic-hero
Chero
Dprotagonist
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Question 443
waec 2008
The concluding part of a play where the conflict is resolved is the
Aresolution
Benjambment
Cdenouement
Dclimax
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Question 444
waec 2008
''The lawyer addressed the bench'' illustrates
Ametonymy
Balliteration
Csimile
Doxymoron
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Question 445
waec 2008
A literary work written in from of a letter is
Acreative
Bromantic
Ctautological
Depistolary
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Question 446
waec 2008

A question which does not require an answer is

Adiscourse
Brhetorical
Cironic
Dflashback
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Question 447
waec 2008
recurring dominant idea in a work of a art is called
Asetting
Bconflict
Cplot
Dmotif
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Question 448
waec 2008

''O happy torment'' is an example of

Aoxymoron
Bsynecdoche
Cinnuendo
Dsimile
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Question 449
waec 2008
A stanza of four lines in poetry is
Aa quartrain
Ba sestet
Can actave
Dan elegy
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Question 450
waec 2008
''Peter's pretty partner paid the bills'' is an example of
Aalliteration
Brhyme
Csatire
Ddigression
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Question 451
waec 2008
A literary work in which action and characters represent ideas is
Aan allusion
Ban epigram
Can allegory
Dan innuendo
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Question 452
waec 2007

Line 1 suggests the speaker's belief in

Aghosts
Bspirits
Cpurgatory
Dmagic
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Question 453
waec 2007

The passage creates an atmosphere of

Asurprise and determination
Binsecurity and resignation
Csecurity and assurance
Dcourage and assurance
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Question 454
waec 2007

The setting of the extract is

Aa room in the castle
Bthe platform
Cthe queen's closet
Da graveyard
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Question 455
waec 2007

The character who just spoke before the speaker is

AHoratio
BLaertes
CHamlet
DMarcellus
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Question 456
waec 2007

The speaker is

AHamlet
BMarcellus
CHoratio
DLaertes
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Question 457
waec 2007

The King had just requested that all the

Adoors be broken
Bdoors be guarded
Cwindows be locked
Dwindows be opened
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Question 458
waec 2007

The other character present in the scene is

Athe Queen
BHamlet
CHoratio
DMarcellus
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Question 459
waec 2007

The characters who come on the scene shortly afterwards are

ALaertes and the Danes
Bthe Queen and Hamlet
COphelia and the Danes
DHamlet and Laertes
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Question 460
waec 2007

Speaker Y is

Athe Queen
BPolonius
Can attendant
DOphelia
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