Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 631
waec 2000

The poem says that ''Joy'' is

Afor the poor
Bnatural and satisfying
Cartificial and transitory
Dfor lovers
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Question 632
waec 2000

A character that develops with events and situations in a novel is a ......character.

Aflat
Bsound
Cminor
Dmain
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Question 633
waec 2000

A non-verbal story-telling by a character on stage is

Aimitation
Bfarce
Cmime
Dcomedy
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Question 634
waec 2000

The expression '' poisonous pleasure of wine'' Illustrates the use of

Ametonymy
Bsynecdoche
Cparadox
Doxymoron
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Question 635
waec 2000

An address to an object or person not present is

Aapostrophe
Bsynecdoche
Cparadox
Depigram
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Question 636
waec 2000

In ''The fair breeze below, the white foam flew, The furrow followed free, the dominant device used is

Ametaphor
Bpersonification
Calliteration
Dassonance
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Question 637
waec 2000

Twelfth Night is an example of

Afarce
Bcomedy
Ctragi-comedy
Dburlesque
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Question 638
waec 2000

''I have read Shakespeare' is an example of

Alitotes
Bparadox
Cparody
Dmetonymy
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Question 639
waec 2000

The above lines constitute a

Acouplet
Brhythm
Ctercet
Drhyme
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Question 640
waec 2000

In the above lines, ''flow,'' and ''show''

Aalliterate
Bcontrast
Crhyme
Dparallel
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Question 641
waec 2000

" Soft as he mourned, the streams forgot to flow
She flocks around a dumb compassion show "

The dominant device used in the lines above is

Aoxymoron
Bmock-heroic
Cpathetic fallacy
Dsatire
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Question 642
waec 2000

In poetry.....consist of four lines

Aa sestet
Ba quatrain
Can octave
Da tercet
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Question 643
waec 2000

''All hands on deck'' is an example of

Apersonification
Bmetonymy
Cmetaphor
Dsynecdoche
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Question 644
waec 2000

A sonnet may be divided into an octave and a

Atercet
Bquatrain
Csestet
Dcouplet
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Question 645
waec 2000

A speech delivered by a character who is alone on the stage is

Aa soliloquy
Ba chorus
Ca dialogue
Dan aside
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Question 646
waec 2000

The main character in a literary work is the

Aanatagonist
Bprotagonist
Cnarrator
Dvillan
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Question 647
waec 2000

The misuse of words that sound somewhat similar is

Amalapropism
Bmetonymy
Conomatopoeia
Dpun
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Question 648
waec 2000

A poem of lamentation on death is

Aa lyric
Ba ballad
Can ode
Dan elegy
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Question 649
waec 2000

George Orwell's Animal Farm is an example of a

Afarce
Bburlesque
Csatire
Dlampoon
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Question 650
waec 2000

A literary work which extols one's virtues and accomplishments is

Aa eulogy
Ba pastoral
Can elegy
Dan allegory
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