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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 121· Figures of speech· WAEC

    'All hands on deck', where hands stand for sailors, is

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  2. Question 122· Figures of speech· JAMB

    'Bitter sweet' is an example of

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  3. Question 123· Figures of speech· JAMB

    'Buzz', 'hiss' and 'crack' are examples of

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  4. Question 124· Figures of speech· JAMB

    'The child is father of the man' is an example of

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  5. Question 125· Figures of speech· WAEC

    'She is as busy as a bee' is

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  6. Question 126· Figures of speech· JAMB

    'She is not a bad singer', meaning she sings well, is an example of

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  7. Question 127· General literary terms· JAMB

    Juxtaposition is

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  8. Question 128· General literary terms· WAEC

    A euphemism is

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  9. Question 129· General literary terms· JAMB

    An anachronism is

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  10. Question 130· General literary terms· JAMB

    Satire uses humour and irony to

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  11. Question 131· General literary terms· JAMB

    The main character of a story or play is the

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  12. Question 132· General literary terms· JAMB

    'The farmer's son was outstanding in his field' is humorous because it contains

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  13. Question 133· General literary terms· JAMB

    The character who opposes the main character is the

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  14. Question 134· General literary terms· JAMB

    An unintended slide from the serious to the ridiculous in writing is

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  15. Question 135· General literary terms· JAMB

    Genre refers to

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  16. Question 136· General literary terms· JAMB

    A writer who ends a chapter with a character hearing footsteps behind her in the dark is creating

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  17. Question 137· General literary terms· JAMB

    A symbol in literature is

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  18. Question 138· General literary terms· JAMB

    Writing that ridicules human folly or vice in order to correct it is

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  19. Question 139· General literary terms· JAMB

    The central idea or message of a literary work is its

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  20. Question 140· General literary terms· JAMB

    Pathos is the quality in a work that

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