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Literature in English2002

WASSCE · 48 questions · Answers included

48 questions

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A couplet is

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The first eight lines of a sonnet is a/an

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An ode is a

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The expression of unpleasant experiences in a mild way is

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A poem which tells a story in the form of a song is a/an

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The paragraph in prose can be compared to _ in poetry

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In "to eat of the tree", the device used is

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Poetry is defined by

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Salute to the Elephant is an example of _ poetry

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The juxtaposition of two seemingly contradictory words is

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''A little learning is dangerous Drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring'' The extract illustrates a

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Grace me no grace, nor uncle me no uncle; I am no traitors uncle; and that word ''grace'' in an ungracious mouth is but profane. The dominant literary device used in the extract is

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You are the salt of my life illustrates a

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The sequence of beats in a poem is its

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Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul is an example of

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A literary device that creates a mental picture of a situation is

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A short witty statement is an

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The whole town was present at the wedding ceremony is an example of

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In a literary work, a clown normally

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The subject of the passage is

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The month of July crept in is an example of

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The expression the sky, like a hooded monk wore black, illustrates

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...........high and low alike refers to the

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........destructive blessing shows the use of

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The theme of the poem is

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The dominant poetic devices used are

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The tone of the poem is one of

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The use of rhetorical questions _ the poet's message

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Lines 13-15 illustrate the use of

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The speaker is

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The person addressed is

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The speaker is addressing the addressee's

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The underlined expression illustrates

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The speaker is

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Thou in the extract refers to

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During this speech, the speaker

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Merry devil illustrates

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The speaker is contemplating on

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The speaker is

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The person addressed is

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The subject of discussion is the

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The speaker is contemplating on the

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The dominant literary device used in the extract is

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The speaker is

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The dominant literary device used in the extract is

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The person addressed is

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After this scene the person addressed

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The underlined expression illustrates