Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 11
waec 2005

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

Asymbolism
Bhyperbole
Cparallelism
Dalliteration
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Question 12
waec 2005

The dominant mood in the passage is one of

Aexcitement
Bfear
Canxiety
Djoy
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Question 13
waec 2005

The narrative technique used in the passage is

Aomniscient
Bthird person
Cflashback
Dfirst person
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Question 14
waec 2005

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

Adissappointment
Bexpectation
Cdiscontent
Dindifference
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Question 15
waec 2005

The dominant literary device used in the passage is

Alitotes
Bpersonification
Csynecdoche
Donomatopoeia
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Question 16
waec 2005

The theme of the poem is the pursuit of

Awar
Breligion
Chonour
Da horse
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Question 17
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 18
waec 2005

The rhyme pattern of the poem is

Aabab
Baabb
Cabcd
Dabba
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Question 19
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 20
waec 2005

The dominant device used is

Acontrast
Bparadox
Coxymoron
Dparallelism
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Question 21
waec 2005
Lines that usualling have a set pattern of metre and rhyme constitute
Astanza
Bverse
Crhyme scheme
Dfalling metre
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Question 22
waec 2005
''Death be not proud'' illustrates
Aeuphemism
Bpersonification
Cmetaphor
Dlitotes
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Question 23
waec 2005

He sits under the bough utters a loud cough, wipes his sweating brow and gives the dog a blow. The extract illustrates......rhyme

Amasculine
Beye
Cinternal
Dend
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Question 24
waec 2005
Rhyming words
Ahave similar spellings
Bare parallel lines
Csound alike
Dconvey meaning
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Question 25
waec 2005
The mood in ''Nothing so true as what you once let fall Most women have no characters at all'' is
Apessimistic
Bjuibilant
Canticipatory
Doptimistic
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Question 26
waec 2005
Poetry that avoids the use of regular metre is
Alyric
Blumerick
Cfree verse
Dblank verse
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Question 27
waec 2005
Which of the following is a praise poem?
AFreetown
BUlysses
CIs my team ploughing?
DOde to the West Wind
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Question 28
waec 2005
The metrical pattern in, ''In mist or cloud, On mast or shroud'' is
Aiambic
Btrochaic
Canapaestic
Ddactylic
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Question 29
waec 2005
Pick the odd item from the options below
ASimile
BMetaphor
CSynecdoche
DBallad
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Question 30
waec 2005

It runs through the reeds
And away it proceeds,
Through meadows and glade,
In sun and in shade.

The dominant device used in the above extract is

Aimagery
Bsymbolism
Crhyme
Dpun
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