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Question 771

waec 2010

'',....gasping exhaustion of the ill-nourished and aged....'' infers

Ahelplessness

Bslowness

Csadness

Dtiredness

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Question 772

waec 2010

The passage conveys a mood of

Adefiance

Bhope

Cfear

Ddespair

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Question 773

waec 2010

''.... on the backs of the benches'' illustrates

Asynecdoche

Bepithet

Cassonance

Dpersonification

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Question 774

waec 2010

This style of writing is

Aargumentative

Bepistolary

Cnarrative

Dexpository

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Question 775

waec 2010

''The song is everywhere'' refers to

Afreedom

Banxiety

Cpleasure

Dsatisfaction

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Question 776

waec 2010

The second stanza refers to

Athe uncertainty of life

Bthe pleasures of life

Cthe meaning of life

Dthe joys of life

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Question 777

waec 2010

The atmosphere of the poem implies

Adanger and confusion

Bpeace and reconciliation

Chappiness

Dhope

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Question 778

waec 2010

''Boom Boom Boom'' is an example of

Asymbols

Bonomatopoeia

Cmetonymy

Dallusion

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Question 779

waec 2010

The theme of the poem is

Apeace

Bwar

Clove

Ddeath

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Question 780

waec 2010

''Poetry gets bored of being alone. It wants to go outdoors to chew on the winds''
The dominant figure of speech in the above lines is

AParadox

Bpun

CParallelism

Dpersonification

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Question 781

waec 2010

Pick the odd item out of the options listed

AEuphemism

BOxymoron

CHyperbole

DRhythm

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Question 782

waec 2010

''The strong gongs groaming as the guns born far'' illustrates

Ametonymy

Brefrain

Conomatopoeia

Drepetition

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Question 783

waec 2010

''My bounty is as boundless as the sea
My love as deep'' The above lines illustrate

Aepigram

Bhyperbole

Capostrophe

Dparody

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Question 784

waec 2010

Pick the odd item out of the options listed

Athe joys of the motherhood

Bsons and daughters

Ca man for all seasons

Dthe last duty

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Question 785

waec 2010

The major genres of Literature are

Afiction, non-fiction, drama

Bprose, farce, comedy

Cprose, drama, poetry

Dpoetry, prose, fiction

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Question 786

waec 2010

The elegy

Aconforms to a fixed pattern of lines

Bis set in the countryside

Chas a mournful tone

Dcelebrates heroic deeds

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Question 787

waec 2010

The timing and location of a literary work is

Atheme

Bplot

Csetting

Datmosphere

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Question 788

waec 2010

An emphasis placed on a syllable in pronunciation is

Ameter

Brhythm

Caccent

Drhyme

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Question 789

waec 2010

The central idea of a story or a poem is the

Atitle

Bclimax

Ctheme

Dconflict

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Question 790

waec 2010

''But at my back I always hear
Time's winged chariot hurrying near'' illustrates

Ametaphor

Bapostrophe

Coxymoron

Dmetonymy

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