Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 1171
waec 2002

Lines 13-15 illustrate the use of

Ametaphor
Balliteration
Csimile
Dpun
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Question 1172
waec 2002

The use of rhetorical questions _ the poet's message

Aemphasizes
Brepeats
Crecasts
Ddramatizes
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Question 1173
waec 2002

The tone of the poem is one of

Asadness and lamentation
Bhappiness and excitement
Capathy and non-challance
Dresignation and joy
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Question 1174
waec 2002

The dominant poetic devices used are

Aonomatopoeia and refrain
Bmetaphor and simile
Crepetition and personification
Dpun and hyperbole
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Question 1175
waec 2002

The theme of the poem is

Areligion
Benlightenment
Cstruggle
Dhardship
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Question 1176
waec 2002

........destructive blessing shows the use of

Aantithesis
Boxymoron
Capostrophe
Dparallelism
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Question 1177
waec 2002

...........high and low alike refers to the

Arulers of the village
Bwomen and their children
Cchiefs and their subjects
Drich and the poor
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Question 1178
waec 2002

The expression the sky, like a hooded monk wore black, illustrates

Asymbolism
Bparadox
Cpersonification
Dmetaphor
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Question 1179
waec 2002

The month of July crept in is an example of

Ametaphor
Bsynecdoche
Cimagery
Dapostrophe
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Question 1180
waec 2002

The subject of the passage is

Acloud
Bclimate
Crainfall
Dflood
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Question 1181
waec 2002
In a literary work, a clown normally
Adirects the action
Bcreates comic relief
Csupports the protagonist
Dcreats the atmosphere
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Question 1182
waec 2002
The whole town was present at the wedding ceremony is an example of
Aoxymoron
Bhyperbole
Conomatopoeia
Drepetition
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Question 1183
waec 2002
A short witty statement is an
Aepistle
Beulogy
Cepigram
Danecdote
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Question 1184
waec 2002
A literary device that creates a mental picture of a situation is
Aimagery
Bsymbolism
Cflashback
Depilogue
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Question 1185
waec 2002

Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul is an example of

Aoxymoron
Bepigram
Cepithet
Dbathos
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Question 1186
waec 2002
The sequence of beats in a poem is its
Arhythm
Brhyme
Cirony
Dpersonification
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Question 1187
waec 2002
You are the salt of my life illustrates a
Ametaphor
Bsimile
Cirony
Dpersonification
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Question 1188
waec 2002
Grace me no grace, nor uncle me no uncle;
I am no traitors uncle;
and that word ''grace'' in an ungracious mouth
is but profane.

The dominant literary device used in the extract is
Aalliteration
Bassonance
Conomatopoeia
Drepetition
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Question 1189
waec 2002
''A little learning is dangerous
Drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring''

The extract illustrates a
Aquatrain
Bhexameter
Ccouplet
Dsestet
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Question 1190
waec 2002
The juxtaposition of two seemingly contradictory words is
Acontrast
Banti-climax
Coxymoron
Danti-thesis
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