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All topicsDrama: types and elements · 29Dramatic techniques · 37Figures of speech · 35General literary terms · 33Literary appreciation: unseen poetry · 24Literary appreciation: unseen prose · 24Poetry: imagery, sound and structure · 27Poetry: types and forms · 23Point of view and narrative techniques · 21Prose: plot, setting and characterisation · 22Prose: types of fiction · 20
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Question 22· General literary terms· JAMB
An archetype is
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Tone in a literary work refers to
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A writer's choice and use of words is called
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Didactic literature aims mainly to
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The use of an object, person or event to stand for an idea beyond its literal meaning is
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Saying 'What lovely weather!' during a violent storm is an example of
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An allegory is a story in which
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Pathos refers to
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The atmosphere or feeling that a literary work creates in the reader is its
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Verisimilitude means
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Language that appeals to the senses to create pictures in the reader's mind is
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An allusion is
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