Question 21· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
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JAMB and WAEC Literature in English questions: Prose: plot, setting and characterisation
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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
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Question 22· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· WAEC
A character who opposes the main character is the
Explanation and discussionQuestion 23· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
A flat character is one who
Explanation and discussionQuestion 24· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
The rising action of a plot is
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A character whose qualities contrast with and so highlight those of another character is a
Explanation and discussionQuestion 26· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· WAEC
A foil is a character who
Explanation and discussionQuestion 27· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
The exposition of a plot
Explanation and discussionQuestion 28· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
Characterisation refers to
Explanation and discussionQuestion 29· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
The point of highest tension in a plot, when the conflict reaches its peak, is the
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