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Question 41

waec 1998

The setting of this extract is the

Afield

Bstream

Cfarm

Dmountain

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Question 42

waec 1998

Pick the odd item from the list

Asentence

Bparagraph

Cexpression

Dfiction

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Question 43

waec 1998

The character that opposses the hero in a novel is called the

Aprotagonist

Bantagonist

Cvillan

Dclown

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Question 44

waec 1998

The main female character in a play is called

Ahero

Bheroine

Cclown

Dantagonist

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Question 45

waec 1998

The omniscient narrator

Auses flashback

Bknows all about character and events

Cmakes reference to future incidents

Dknows all about the author

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Question 46

waec 1998

The underlined words in lines 1 and 4 are example of

Aexternal rhyme

Binternal rhyme

Cend rhyme

Dalternate rhyme

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Question 47

waec 1998

The predominant sound device in the extract is

Aassonance

Bconsonance

Conomatopoeia

Dalliteration

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Question 48

waec 1998

Any expression which creates a mental picture is known as

Aparadox

Bexaggeration

Cimagery

Dsymbolism

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Question 49

waec 1998

All fingers are not equal' is an example of

Ameiosis

Boxymoron

Chuperbole

Dsynecdoche

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Question 50

waec 1998

'penny wise; pound foolish' is an example of

Ametonymy

Bhyperbole

Cmetaphor

Dparadox

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Question 51

waec 1998

A short witty statement is called an

Aepigram

Banecdote

Cepistle

Danalogy

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Question 52

waec 1998

Mime is the art of acting that involves the use of

Asongs only

Bspeeches only

Cgestures only

Ddances only

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Question 53

waec 1998

The essential function of a tragedy is to make people

Alaught at mankind

Bthink and feel more deeply

Cthink and laugh

Dknow their enemies

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Question 54

waec 1998

An epitaph is

Apoem of lamentation

Ba poem of fourteen lines

Can inscription on a tomb

Dthe life history of an author

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Question 55

waec 1998

A play is fully realized when it is

Astudied

Bmemorized

Cacted

Dread

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Question 56

waec 1998

A play on words is

Ainnuendo

Bhumour

Cpun

Djest

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Question 57

waec 1998

Pick the odd item from the list

Aprose

Bpoetry

Cdrama

Dtragedy

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Question 58

waec 1998

A poem of four lines is known as a

Asonnet

Bcouplet

Csestet

Dquatrain

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Question 59

waec 1998

A poem of 14 lines is known as a

Aquatrain

Boctave

Csestet

Dsonnet

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Question 60

waec 1998

This kind of rhyme scheme is known as

Aalternate

Birregular

Cfree verse

Dcouplet

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