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Question 831
waec 2009

The imagery in the first four lines is predominantly

Aagricultural
Bmilitary
Cpolitical
Dsocial
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Question 832
waec 2009

The poem is about

Awar
Bdirt
Ctravelling
Dprison life
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Question 833
waec 2009

"The little vehicle laps up the distance'' conveys the impression of

Aleizure
Bpleasure
Cstrength
Dspeed
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Question 834
waec 2009

The atmosphere in the passage is one of

Alove
Bfear
Canger
Djoy
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Question 835
waec 2009

The passage is

Aexpository
Bargumentative
Cnarrative
Danalytical
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Question 836
waec 2009

The narrative technique is

Athird person
Ba soliloquy
Cfirst person
Dan aside
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Question 837
waec 2009

Kyeiwa is

Arelaxed
Becstatic
Cfrightened
Delated
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Question 838
waec 2009

The tone of the poem is one of

Asorrow
Bsarcasm
Chappiness
Danger
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Question 839
waec 2009

The dominant device in the above lines is

Aburlesque
Bparadox
Cconflict
Dirony.
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Question 840
waec 2009
A poem written in an elaborate style to address or celebrate an object or event is called
Aa ballad
Ban epic
Ca dirge
Dan ode
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Question 841
waec 2009
A folktale is a
Anovel
Bwork of ficion
Cbiography
Dnovelette
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Question 842
waec 2009
The story of a person's life written by another is
Ahistory
Bautobiography
Cbiography
Danthology
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Question 843
waec 2009
A literary piece used to mock of ridicule a society or practice is called
Aan allegory
Ba fable
Ca farce
Da satire
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Question 844
waec 2009
A poem of four lines is called
Aquatrain
Bsestet
Csonnet
Dcouplet
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Question 845
waec 2009
A long narrative poem which deals with heroic deeds is
Alyric
Bepic
Code
Deuphony
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Question 846
waec 2009
The art of giving human attributes to non-human objects is
Apersonification
Ballegory
Canecdote
Dallusion
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Question 847
waec 2009
''Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind'' illustrates
Ainversion
Bparadox
Chumour
Dmood
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Question 848
waec 2009
In a story, the adversary of the protagonist is the
Ahero
Bheroine
Cantagonist
Dfoil
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Question 849
waec 2009

A short poem lamenting the death of someone is a

Alyric
Bsonnet
Cballad
Dthrenody
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Question 850
waec 2009

''Mathematics is my Achilles' heel'' is an example of

Alitotes
Bmetonymy
Callusion
Danalogy
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