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Literature in English2010

WASSCE · 50 questions · Answers included

50 questions

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A short introductory speech delivered as part of a play is called

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The limerick

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Unrhymed iambic pentametre lines illustrate

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The major distinctive feature of drama is

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The recurrence of rhythmic pattern of stress in a poem is

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A poem written in praise of someone or something is

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The mood of the poet is one of

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The poet uses

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The rhyming pattern of the lines is

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''But at my back I always hear Time's winged chariot hurrying near'' illustrates

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The central idea of a story or a poem is the

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An emphasis placed on a syllable in pronunciation is

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The timing and location of a literary work is

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The elegy

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The major genres of Literature are

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Pick the odd item out of the options listed

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''My bounty is as boundless as the sea My love as deep'' The above lines illustrate

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''The strong gongs groaming as the guns born far'' illustrates

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Pick the odd item out of the options listed

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''Poetry gets bored of being alone. It wants to go outdoors to chew on the winds'' The dominant figure of speech in the above lines is

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The theme of the poem is

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''Boom Boom Boom'' is an example of

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The atmosphere of the poem implies

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The second stanza refers to

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''The song is everywhere'' refers to

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This style of writing is

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''.... on the backs of the benches'' illustrates

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The passage conveys a mood of

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'',....gasping exhaustion of the ill-nourished and aged....'' infers

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''droning'' and ''have'' illustrate

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The speaker is

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The speaker is addressing

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''Duty'' in the extract refers to

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The speaker intends to return to

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The other character present at the scene is

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The speaker is

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The character being addressed is

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The speech is made in the

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''blunted purpose'' implies

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''fighting soul'' implies

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The speaker is

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The character being addressed is

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The speech is made after

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The speaker's mood is one of

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During the speech,

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The speaker is

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The character being discussed is

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The character being addressed are

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The response given to this speech indicates that the attempt was

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The enquiry is about