1990 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 5
41
A short witty statement is called an
A
epigram
B
anecdote
C
epistle
D
analogy
42
'penny wise; pound foolish' is an example of
A
metonymy
B
hyperbole
C
metaphor
D
paradox
43
All fingers are not equal' is an example of
A
meiosis
B
oxymoron
C
huperbole
D
synecdoche
44
Any expression which creates a mental picture is known as
A
paradox
B
exaggeration
C
imagery
D
symbolism
45
Read the extract below and answer the question.
The bees are buzzing and humming with great zest, the doves are cooing; and the children chatter as they clatter downstairs to come and dabble in the cool system.
The predominant sound device in the extract is
The bees are buzzing and humming with great zest, the doves are cooing; and the children chatter as they clatter downstairs to come and dabble in the cool system.
The predominant sound device in the extract is
A
assonance
B
consonance
C
onomatopoeia
D
alliteration
46
Read the extract below and answer the question.
The bees are buzzing and humming with great zest, the doves are cooing; and the children chatter as they clatter downstairs to come and dabble in the cool system.
The underlined words in lines 1 and 4 are example of
The bees are buzzing and humming with great zest, the doves are cooing; and the children chatter as they clatter downstairs to come and dabble in the cool system.
The underlined words in lines 1 and 4 are example of
A
external rhyme
B
internal rhyme
C
end rhyme
D
alternate rhyme
47
The omniscient narrator
A
uses flashback
B
knows all about character and events
C
makes reference to future incidents
D
knows all about the author
48
The main female character in a play is called
A
hero
B
heroine
C
clown
D
antagonist
49
The character that opposses the hero in a novel is called the
A
protagonist
B
antagonist
C
villan
D
clown
50
Pick the odd item from the list
A
sentence
B
paragraph
C
expression
D
fiction
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