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Question 881
waec 2008
A piece of writing or speech at the beginning of a work of art is the
Aprologue
Bdialogue
Cmonologue
Depilogue
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Question 882
waec 2008
Shakespeare's poetry consists mainly of
Aquartrain
Bheroic verse
Cblank verse
Dcouplet
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Question 883
waec 2008
A poem of fourteen lines is
Aan elegy
Ba dirge
Ca sonnet
Dan ode
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Question 884
waec 2008
A piece of writing which teaches morals is
Aserious
Bdidactic
Cplayful
Danalytical
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Question 885
waec 2008
Drama is meant to
Ateach manners only
Bcriticize
Ceduate and entertain
Dbe read and acted only
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Question 886
waec 2008
A deliberate use of exaggeration for the purpose of humour/emphasis is
Ametaphor
Birony
Csimile
Dhyperbole
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Question 887
waec 2008
The art of creating fictional personages constitutes
Apoint of view
Bcharacterization
Cnarrative tecnique
Dsymbolism
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Question 888
waec 2008
A writer's choice of words is his
Adiction
Bmood
Ctone
Dsetting
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Question 889
waec 2008

''Pregnant clouds'' is an example of

Aeliche
Blitotes
Cmetaphor
Dsynecdoche
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Question 890
waec 2008
Pick the odd item out of the underlisted
Aode
Belegy
Csonnet
Dsimile
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Question 891
waec 2008
A character whose flaws combined with external force lead to his suffering is a
Aheroine
Btragic-hero
Chero
Dprotagonist
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Question 892
waec 2008
The concluding part of a play where the conflict is resolved is the
Aresolution
Benjambment
Cdenouement
Dclimax
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Question 893
waec 2008
''The lawyer addressed the bench'' illustrates
Ametonymy
Balliteration
Csimile
Doxymoron
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Question 894
waec 2008
A literary work written in from of a letter is
Acreative
Bromantic
Ctautological
Depistolary
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Question 895
waec 2008

A question which does not require an answer is

Adiscourse
Brhetorical
Cironic
Dflashback
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Question 896
waec 2008
recurring dominant idea in a work of a art is called
Asetting
Bconflict
Cplot
Dmotif
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Question 897
waec 2008

''O happy torment'' is an example of

Aoxymoron
Bsynecdoche
Cinnuendo
Dsimile
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Question 898
waec 2008
A stanza of four lines in poetry is
Aa quartrain
Ba sestet
Can actave
Dan elegy
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Question 899
waec 2008
''Peter's pretty partner paid the bills'' is an example of
Aalliteration
Brhyme
Csatire
Ddigression
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Question 900
waec 2008
A literary work in which action and characters represent ideas is
Aan allusion
Ban epigram
Can allegory
Dan innuendo
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