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Question 541

waec 2004

A short witty statement in poetry constitutes a/an

Alyric

Bode

Cepigram

Delegy

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Question 542

waec 2004

A character who creates humour in a play is a

Aflat character

Bheroine

Cround character

Dclown

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Question 543

waec 2004

''True wit is nature to advantage drest.
What oft was thought but ne'er so well expressed''.

The extract is an example of

Arhythm

Bpun

Crhyme

Dparadox

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Question 544

waec 2004

A literary work in which animals are used as characters is a

Amemoir

Bfable

Cbiography

Dfarce

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Question 545

waec 2004

Pick the odd item

Acomedy

Bprose

Cdrama

Dpoetry

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Question 546

waec 2004

Dialogue is the predominant feature of

Agenre

Bdrama

Cpoetry

Dprose

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Question 547

waec 2004

A group of lines separated from other groups in a poem is known as

Averse

Bcaesura

Cstanza

Dmetre

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Question 548

waec 2004

Pick the odd item

Afiction

Bmonologue

Caside

Dsoliloguy

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Question 549

waec 2004

The persons created of presented in a literary work are

Aheroes

Bactorrs

Cclowns

Dcharacters

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Question 550

waec 2003

After the speech, the speaker proceeds to

Amake the right choice

Bmarry her lover

Cunlock the silver casket

Dexpose the secret

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Question 551

waec 2003

'' Midas'' in the extract illustrates a/an

Aanecdote

Bpun

Callusion

Dallegory

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Question 552

waec 2003

The underlined expression is an example of

Aonomatopoeia

Bpersonification

Chyperbole

Dmetonymy

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Question 553

waec 2003

The first two lines convey an impression of

Aradiance

Bdeception

Cbeauty

Ddestruction

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Question 554

waec 2003

The speaker is

AArragon

BLorenzo

CBassanio

DMorocco

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Question 555

waec 2003

The underlined expression is an example of

Asymbolism

Bimagery

Cmetaphor

Dallusion

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Question 556

waec 2003

The first line of the extract illustrates

Airony

Bsarcasm

Cparallelism

Dsimile

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Question 557

waec 2003

The speaker intends to

Afulfil his part of the bond

Braise money for suit

Cseek redress in court

Delope with his fiancee

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Question 558

waec 2003

The person addressed is

AAntonio

BShylock

CGratiano

DSolanio

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Question 559

waec 2003

The speaker is

ASolanio

BLauncelot

CBassanio

DLorenzo

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Question 560

waec 2003

The speech is an example of a/an

Amnologue

Baside

Csoliloquy

Depilogue

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