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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Waec Literature In English Questions

Question 41:
The essential function of a tragedy is to make people
  • A Laught at mankind
  • B Think and feel more deeply
  • C Think and laugh
  • D Know their enemies
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Question 42:
Mime is the art of acting that involves the use of
  • A Songs only
  • B Speeches only
  • C Gestures only
  • D Dances only
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Question 43:
A short witty statement is called an
  • A Epigram
  • B Anecdote
  • C Epistle
  • D Analogy
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Question 44:
'penny wise; pound foolish' is an example of
  • A Metonymy
  • B Hyperbole
  • C Metaphor
  • D Paradox
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Question 45:
All fingers are not equal' is an example of
  • A Meiosis
  • B Oxymoron
  • C Huperbole
  • D Synecdoche
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