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Question 581
waec 2002

The month of July crept in is an example of

Ametaphor
Bsynecdoche
Cimagery
Dapostrophe
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Question 582
waec 2002

The subject of the passage is

Acloud
Bclimate
Crainfall
Dflood
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Question 583
waec 2002
In a literary work, a clown normally
Adirects the action
Bcreates comic relief
Csupports the protagonist
Dcreats the atmosphere
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Question 584
waec 2002
The whole town was present at the wedding ceremony is an example of
Aoxymoron
Bhyperbole
Conomatopoeia
Drepetition
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Question 585
waec 2002
A short witty statement is an
Aepistle
Beulogy
Cepigram
Danecdote
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Question 586
waec 2002
A literary device that creates a mental picture of a situation is
Aimagery
Bsymbolism
Cflashback
Depilogue
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Question 587
waec 2002

Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul is an example of

Aoxymoron
Bepigram
Cepithet
Dbathos
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Question 588
waec 2002
The sequence of beats in a poem is its
Arhythm
Brhyme
Cirony
Dpersonification
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Question 589
waec 2002
You are the salt of my life illustrates a
Ametaphor
Bsimile
Cirony
Dpersonification
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Question 590
waec 2002
Grace me no grace, nor uncle me no uncle;
I am no traitors uncle;
and that word ''grace'' in an ungracious mouth
is but profane.

The dominant literary device used in the extract is
Aalliteration
Bassonance
Conomatopoeia
Drepetition
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Question 591
waec 2002
''A little learning is dangerous
Drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring''

The extract illustrates a
Aquatrain
Bhexameter
Ccouplet
Dsestet
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Question 592
waec 2002
The juxtaposition of two seemingly contradictory words is
Acontrast
Banti-climax
Coxymoron
Danti-thesis
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Question 593
waec 2002
Salute to the Elephant is an example of _ poetry
Atraditional
Bdramatic
Cepic
Dnarrative
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Question 594
waec 2002

Poetry is defined by

Awords written in sequence
Bcondensed use of language
Cevocation of feelings
Dlegends and myths
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Question 595
waec 2002

In "to eat of the tree", the device used is

AIrony
Bpersonification
Callusion
Dsynecdoche
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Question 596
waec 2002
The paragraph in prose can be compared to _ in poetry
Acouplet
Bline
Cstanza
Dverse
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Question 597
waec 2002
A poem which tells a story in the form of a song is a/an
Aepic
Bballad
Cpastoral
Deulogy
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Question 598
waec 2002
The expression of unpleasant experiences in a mild way is
Ahyperbole
Bmetaphor
Ceuphemism
Dparadox
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Question 599
waec 2002
An ode is a
Apoem about love
Bpoem of mouring
Cpraise poem
Dnarrative poem
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Question 600
waec 2002
The first eight lines of a sonnet is a/an
Atercet
Bsestet
Coctave
Dquatrain
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