Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 1121
waec 2003

The subject of the extract is

Aa declaration of love
Bthe choice of caskets
Cthe elopement of two lovers
Da marriage proposal
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Question 1122
waec 2003

The speaker is

AArragon
BBassanio
CMorocco
DGratiano
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Question 1123
waec 2003

''My people'' refers to the speaker's

Afriends
Benemies
Chousehold
Drelatives
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Question 1124
waec 2003

The person addressed is in the company of

AAntonio
BSolanio
CBassanio
DJessica
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Question 1125
waec 2003

From the extract speaker A intends

Aforgiving the merchant
Beloping to the city
Cgoing to a monastery
Dchallenging the Jew
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Question 1126
waec 2003

Speaker B is

ALorenzo
BSolerio
CSolarino
DLauncelot
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Question 1127
waec 2003

Speaker A is

AJessica
BGratiano
CPortia
DNerissa
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Question 1128
waec 2003

The dominant images are associated with

ADeath
BNature
CLife
DAge
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Question 1129
waec 2003

The mood in the last two lines is one of

Asurprise
Blament
Cuncertainty
Dindifference
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Question 1130
waec 2003

The theme of the poem is the ...of life

Avanity
Bcreation
Cdistortion
Dfutility
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Question 1131
waec 2003

One of the dominant literary devices used in the poem is

Ahyperbole
Bsimile
Cassonance
Dmetaphhor
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Question 1132
waec 2003

The poem is a/an

Aelegy
Bepic
Csonnet
Dlyric
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Question 1133
waec 2003

''.....put a sword in the heart of the land'' implies

Amurder
Bdanger
Cstrife
Ddestruction.
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Question 1134
waec 2003

''....a tender rose'' is an example of a/an

Apersonification
Bimagery
Csymbolism
Dmetaphor
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Question 1135
waec 2003

The dominant literary device used is

Ametaphor
Brepetition
Csimile
Dpersonification
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Question 1136
waec 2003

The extract is about

Aarmed robbery
Britual killing
Cthe tragedy of war
Dthe tragedy of oppression
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Question 1137
waec 2003

The mood of the extract is one of

Agloom
Bserenity
Canxiety
Dindifference
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Question 1138
waec 2003
A author's story about himself is a/an
Abiography
Bessay
Cdiary
Dautobiography
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Question 1139
waec 2003

The feelings and attitudes of a writer are conveyed by

Amood
Bstyle
Ctheme
Dsetting
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Question 1140
waec 2003
Pick the odd item
Aelergy
Bballad
Cmetaphor
Dode
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