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JAMB and WAEC Literature in English questions: Figures of speech

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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 1· Figures of speech· JAMB

    'She lost her purse and her temper' is an example of

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  2. Question 2· Figures of speech· JAMB

    In 'the pen is mightier than the sword', 'pen' and 'sword' stand for writing and warfare. This is

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  3. Question 3· Figures of speech· JAMB

    Saying the opposite of what is meant, often to mock, is

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  4. Question 4· Figures of speech· JAMB

    Deliberate exaggeration for effect, as in 'I have told you a million times', is

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  5. Question 5· Figures of speech· JAMB

    Using a gentle expression in place of a harsh one, as in 'he passed away', is

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  6. Question 6· Figures of speech· JAMB

    Arranging words or ideas in order of rising importance, as in 'I came, I saw, I conquered', is

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  7. Question 7· Figures of speech· JAMB

    'All hands on deck', where 'hands' means sailors, is an example of

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  8. Question 8· Figures of speech· WAEC

    'The pen is mightier than the sword' uses

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  9. Question 9· Figures of speech· JAMB

    'The crown has issued a new decree', where 'crown' means the king, is an example of

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  10. Question 10· Figures of speech· JAMB

    Repeating a word or phrase at the start of successive lines or clauses is

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  11. Question 11· Figures of speech· JAMB

    'The kettle sang on the fire' is an example of

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  12. Question 12· Figures of speech· JAMB

    'Our classroom was a zoo after break' is an example of

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  13. Question 13· Figures of speech· JAMB

    A statement that seems to contradict itself yet contains a truth, such as 'the child is father of the man', is a

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  14. Question 14· Figures of speech· JAMB

    'I have told you a million times' is an example of

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  15. Question 15· Figures of speech· JAMB

    'All hands on deck' uses

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  16. Question 16· Figures of speech· JAMB

    'He is a lion in battle' is

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  17. Question 17· Figures of speech· WAEC

    'The classroom was a zoo' is an example of

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  18. Question 18· Figures of speech· JAMB

    A rhetorical question is

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  19. Question 19· Figures of speech· JAMB

    'Her words were daggers to his heart' is an example of

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  20. Question 20· Figures of speech· WAEC

    'The wind whispered through the trees' contains

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