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Literature in English2012

WASSCE · 51 questions · Answers included

51 questions

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A story which explains a natural phenomenon is

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A narrative in which characters and events are invented is

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Lines and stanzas are to poetry as action and dialogue are to

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The performers in a play constitute the

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Use the following lines to answer the question Truth may bend but will never break: It will ever rise above falsehood as oil above water. The alliteration in the first line

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Use the following lines to answer the question Truth may bend but will never break: It will ever rise above falsehood as oil above water. The simile in the second line

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The types of literary work are

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The choice of words to create special effects is called

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A long narrative chronicling a family's heroic deeds is a/an

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_ in drama operates against a character who is unaware of a situation which is known to the audience

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The use of dialogue, creates a/an _ effect

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One of the following is not a form of poetry

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A literary device used in the first line is

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The device used in the second and third lines is

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The use of the word 'since' illustrates

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Identify the odd item

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The clash of interest that originates from opposing forces in literature is

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A major character whose flaws combine with external forces that lead to his downfall is a

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Which of the following is not a drama?

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The poem is about a

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The poem is generally made up of

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The poem is a/an

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The poet's mood is one of

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The dominant attitude of the poet is one of

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''Orphan of storm'' implies that Andrew

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The passage is an example of a/an

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The mood of the extract is one of

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''The world was at his feet'' implies that Andrew

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''habitual Thomases'' is an example of an

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Speaker P is

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Speaker Q is

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The dialogue recalls

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Speaker P wants his partner to

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The speakers are

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The speaker is

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After this speech, the character addressed

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The character addressed is

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The speaker is expressing

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The character who secretly watches and listens is

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The speakers are

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Speaker N

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Speaker M means to

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The other character present is

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Speaker M is a

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The other character present is

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Speaker M is a

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Speaker X is

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Speaker Y is

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Another character present is

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Speaker Y is a

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The setting is