Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 1221
waec 2001

The dominant device used in stanza three is

Aalliteration
Bassonance
Conomatopoeia
Dpersonification
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Question 1222
waec 2001

The last line of each stanza illustrates

Arepetition
Brefrain
Cchorus
Dalliteration
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Question 1223
waec 2001

The poetic device used in the first line is

Aapostrophe
Bpersonification
Ceuphemism
Dlitotes
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Question 1224
waec 2001

''...like a steer in a slaughterhouse'' is an example of

Asimile
Bmetaphor
Cpersonification
Dassonance
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Question 1225
waec 2001

''.....gentle giant'' conveys the picture of being

Aferocious
Btame
Ctimid
Dbrave
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Question 1226
waec 2001

The underlined expression suggests that the writer

Ahas an aversion for the process
Bfinds the activity fascinating
Cis aloof to the activity
Ddoes not dislike the process
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Question 1227
waec 2001

The theme of the passage is (that)

Awhales are a menace to mankind
Bthe killing of whale is unnecessary
Cthe importance of whale-hunting
Dwhales are highly intelligent
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Question 1228
waec 2001

The passage is

Adescriptive
Bnarrative
Cargumentative
Dexpository
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Question 1229
waec 2001

An ode is usually a poem written for

Acondemnation
Bcelebration
Cinstruction
Dentertainment
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Question 1230
waec 2001

In the line '' I walk upon the thorns of life'', the metre is

Atrochaic
Banapaestic
Ciambic
Ddactylic
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Question 1231
waec 2001

''Here comes the princess. Now heaven walks on earth'', illustrates the use of

Acontrast
Bmetaphor
Cmetonymy
Dmeiosis
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Question 1232
waec 2001

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in poetry is

Aassonance
Brhyme
Calliteration
Doxymoron
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Question 1233
waec 2001

In ''I am so famished, I can devour a whole cow'', the device used is

Ahyperbole
Bmetaphor
Cirony
Dsarcasm
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Question 1234
waec 2001

An elegy is a poem that usually expresses a state of

Aeuphoria
Bconfusion and chaos
Cgrandeur
Dsorrow and grief
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Question 1235
waec 2001

''The cell is a cruel place; sometimes a haven'', illustrates the use of

Aparadox
Bsarcasm
Canti-climax
Dpersonification
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Question 1236
waec 2001

A symbolic representation of ideas, actions and situations in a work of art is a/an

Afable
Ballegory
Cromance
Dparody
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Question 1237
waec 2001

In ''the wretched beggar cleaned his nails with dry saliva'' the device used is

Aanti-climax
Boxymoron
Canecdote
Dantithesis
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Question 1238
waec 2001

A literary work that ridicules ideas or the follies of people is a/an

Asatire
Belegy
Clullaby
Dmasque
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Question 1239
waec 2001

In ''Biodun did his best but was first from behind'', "first from behind'' is an example of

Asarcasm
Beuphemism
Chyperbole
Dparadox
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Question 1240
waec 2001

Pick out the odd item

AThe Gods are not to Blame
BThe Concubine
CThings Fall Apart
DThe African Child
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