Question 1· Figures of speech· WAEC
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WAEC Literature in English questions: Figures of speech
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All topicsDrama: types and elements · 9Dramatic techniques · 7Figures of speech · 9General literary terms · 7Literary appreciation: unseen poetry · 5Literary appreciation: unseen prose · 5Poetry: imagery, sound and structure · 7Poetry: types and forms · 7Point of view and narrative techniques · 6Prose: plot, setting and characterisation · 7Prose: types of fiction · 6Set poems: African poetry · 10Set poems: Non-African poetry · 17Set text: A Man for All Seasons (Robert Bolt) · 9Set text: An Inspector Calls (J. B. Priestley) · 10Set text: Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare) · 13Set text: The Marriage of Anansewa (Efua Sutherland) · 4Set text: To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee) · 14
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Question 2· Figures of speech· WAEC
'The classroom was a zoo' is an example of
Explanation and discussionQuestion 3· Figures of speech· WAEC
'The wind whispered through the trees' contains
Explanation and discussionQuestion 4· Figures of speech· WAEC
'Buzz' and 'sizzle' are examples of
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'Deafening silence' is an example of
Explanation and discussionQuestion 6· Figures of speech· WAEC
'I have told you a million times' is
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Saying 'Aso Rock has announced a new policy' to mean the Presidency is
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'All hands on deck', where hands stand for sailors, is
Explanation and discussionQuestion 9· Figures of speech· WAEC
'She is as busy as a bee' is
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