WAEC Literature in English questions: Point of view and narrative techniques

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1. Question 1· Point of view and narrative techniques· WAEC

   Foreshadowing is

   • Athe ending
   • Ba summary of earlier events
   • Ca hint of events that will happen later
   • Da list of characters

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2. Question 2· Point of view and narrative techniques· WAEC

   Suspense is created when readers are

   • Atold the ending first
   • Bkept uncertain about what will happen
   • Cgiven a short story
   • Dshown no conflict

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3. Question 3· Point of view and narrative techniques· WAEC

   Stream of consciousness presents

   • Aletters between characters
   • Bthe continuous flow of a character's thoughts and feelings
   • Cdialogue only
   • Da chorus

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4. Question 4· Point of view and narrative techniques· WAEC

   A story placed inside another story is called

   • Aa frame narrative
   • Ban epilogue
   • Ca prologue
   • Da soliloquy

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5. Question 5· Point of view and narrative techniques· WAEC

   An omniscient narrator

   • Aknows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters
   • Bis a character in the story
   • Cknows one character only
   • Dnever comments

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6. Question 6· Point of view and narrative techniques· WAEC

   A story told by one of its characters using 'I' is in the

   • Aomniscient point of view
   • Bthird-person point of view
   • Cfirst-person point of view
   • Dsecond-person point of view

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