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JAMB and WAEC Literature in English questions: Poetry: types and forms

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All topicsDrama: types and elements · 38Dramatic techniques · 44Figures of speech · 44General literary terms · 40Literary appreciation: unseen poetry · 29Literary appreciation: unseen prose · 29Poetry: imagery, sound and structure · 34Poetry: types and forms · 30Point of view and narrative techniques · 27Prose: plot, setting and characterisation · 29Prose: types of fiction · 26Set 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

  1. Question 21· Poetry: types and forms· JAMB

    A poem mourning the death of a chief and praising his deeds is

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  2. Question 22· Poetry: types and forms· JAMB

    A poem that tells a story in short stanzas, often with a refrain, and was first meant to be sung is a

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  3. Question 23· Poetry: types and forms· JAMB

    A limerick is

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  4. Question 24· Poetry: types and forms· JAMB

    A poem in praise of a person, object or event, usually in an elevated style, is an

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  5. Question 25· Poetry: types and forms· JAMB

    A long narrative poem about the deeds of a hero is an

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  6. Question 26· Poetry: types and forms· JAMB

    A haiku is a Japanese poem of

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  7. Question 27· Poetry: types and forms· JAMB

    A poem written to celebrate a wedding is called

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  8. Question 28· Poetry: types and forms· WAEC

    A ballad is

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  9. Question 29· Poetry: types and forms· JAMB

    A poem written to mourn someone who has died is an

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  10. Question 30· Poetry: types and forms· JAMB

    A lyric poem mainly expresses

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