Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 1021
waec 2005

The speaker is

ATubal
BPortia
CMorocco
DJessica
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Question 1022
waec 2005

The speaker has been addressing

ASolanio
BPortia
CLancelot
DNerissa
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Question 1023
waec 2005

The speaker is in love with

AGratiano
BLorenzo
CAntonio
DBassanio
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Question 1024
waec 2005

The extract is

Aa soliloguy
Ban epilogue
Can aside
Da flashback
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Question 1025
waec 2005

From the extract the speaker is

Akind
Btricky
Cvindictive
Dangry
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Question 1026
waec 2005

''my well-won thrift'' is

Asarcasm
Ba parody
Can understatement
Dan allegory
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Question 1027
waec 2005

The underlined expression illustrates

Aassonance
Bmetaphor
Cwit
Deuphemism
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Question 1028
waec 2005

The extract is an example of

Aepilogue
Bsoliloquy
Cmonologue
Daside
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Question 1029
waec 2005

The speaker is

ATubal
BAntonio
CShylock
DBassanio
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Question 1030
waec 2005

''.....a swift left hand....and the right hand delivered the punches'' illustrates

Asymbolism
Bhyperbole
Cparallelism
Dalliteration
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Question 1031
waec 2005

The dominant mood in the passage is one of

Aexcitement
Bfear
Canxiety
Djoy
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Question 1032
waec 2005

The narrative technique used in the passage is

Aomniscient
Bthird person
Cflashback
Dfirst person
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Question 1033
waec 2005

''Where is the human touch?'' conveys an impression of

Adissappointment
Bexpectation
Cdiscontent
Dindifference
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Question 1034
waec 2005

The dominant literary device used in the passage is

Alitotes
Bpersonification
Csynecdoche
Donomatopoeia
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Question 1035
waec 2005

The theme of the poem is the pursuit of

Awar
Breligion
Chonour
Da horse
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Question 1036
waec 2005

''Inconstancy'' in the poem implies that the

Aman is unfaithful
Bwoman is pure
Cwoman is a nun
Dman loves war
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Question 1037
waec 2005

The rhyme pattern of the poem is

Aabab
Baabb
Cabcd
Dabba
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Question 1038
waec 2005

The reference to ''......the Nunnerie of thy chaste breast'' suggests that the woman is being

Apraised
Bmocked
Cscorned
Dadmired
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Question 1039
waec 2005

The dominant device used is

Acontrast
Bparadox
Coxymoron
Dparallelism
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Question 1040
waec 2005
Lines that usualling have a set pattern of metre and rhyme constitute
Astanza
Bverse
Crhyme scheme
Dfalling metre
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