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Question 931
waec 2007
A regular group of lines in poetry constitutes
Astanza
Brhythm
Cverse
Dmetre
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Question 932
waec 2007
An individual who acts, appears or is referred to as playing a part in a literary work is a
Avillain
Bcharacter
Cclown
Dnarrator
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Question 933
waec 2007
Lines of regular recurrence in a poem constitutes
Aan alliteration
Ba refrain
Can assonance
Da theme
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Question 934
waec 2007
A praise poem is
Aa dirge
Ban epic
Ca ballad
Dan ode
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Question 935
waec 2007
A deliberate violation of the rules of verification constitutes
Aimperfect rhyme
Bpoetic license
Cverbal irony
Dcomic relief
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Question 936
waec 2007
Pick the odd item out of the options listed below:
Asonnet
Bepic
Callusion
Dode
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Question 937
waec 2007
''Forty hands descended on the devilish head'' illustrates
Aepigram
Bsynecdoche
Cmetonymy
Dallegory
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Question 938
waec 2007

The literary device used in line 6 is an example of

Asynecdoche
Birony
Cparadox
Dhyperbole
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Question 939
waec 2007

The literary device used in line 1 is

Asimile
Balliteration
Clitotes
Dpersonification
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Question 940
waec 2007

The subject of the extract is

Achildishness
Bthe adverse effects of the rainbow on man
Cthe unchanging cycle of nature
Dthe adverse effects of old age
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Question 941
waec 2007

The rhyme scheme of the poem is

Aab cc ac
Bac bc ca
Cab ca cc
Dab ac bc
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Question 942
waec 2007

The mood of the poem is that of

Asorrow
Belation
Canxiety
Dsarcasm
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Question 943
waec 2007
Which of the following is NOT true of balled?
AThey were originally sung
BThey are mostly part of oral tradition
CTehy tell a popular story
DThey are written in iambic metre
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Question 944
waec 2007
In drama, ' denouement' is the same as
Aresolution
Bclimax
Canti-climax
Dconflict
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Question 945
waec 2007
Pick the odd item out of the options listed below
AVerse
BStanza
CRhythm
DDialogue
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Question 946
waec 2007

''They also serve who only stand and wait'' illustrates

Aan epigram
Ba synecdoche
Ca simile
Dan antithesis
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Question 947
waec 2007
A literary device which expresses meaning in its direct opposite is
Ametaphor
Bparadox
Cparody
Dirony
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Question 948
waec 2007
''She waited for him for a thousand years'' illustrates
Aeuphemism
Bhyperbole
Cassonance
Dellipsis
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Question 949
waec 2007
A bitter remark intended to wound the feelings is
Aa satire
Ban allusion
Ca sarcasm
Dan ambiguity
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Question 950
jamb 2007

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

How does Question Gertrude finally die?

AThrough strangulation
BBy venomed sword
Cfrom poisoned drink
Dof snake bite
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