Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 11
waec 2015

The Speaker is

AGonzalo
BAntonio
CProspero
DAlonso
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Question 12
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The Speaker is

AGonzalo
BAntonio
CProspero
DAlonso
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Question 13
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'To bring forth sons and daughters brave'' illustrates

Aparadox
Bzeugma
Cinversion
Depigram
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Question 14
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The poet's tone is one of

Asadness
Bjoy
Ccondemnation
Dsarcasm
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Question 15
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The rhetorical question that ends the passage stresses the

Awickedness of thieves
Bpoverty of the couple
Csecurity of the hut
Dfilthiness of the surrounding
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Question 16
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The dominant literary device used in the passage is

Alitotes
Bpersonification
Csimle
Dparadox
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Question 17
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The write's attitude to the couple is one of

Aresignation
Bindifference
Cpatronage
Dpraise
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Question 18
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...........is a literary device used to express unpleasant in a more acceptable manner
AEpilogue
BEpigram
CEuphemism
DEulogy
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Question 19
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'Let me not love thee if I love thee not' illustrates
Ametaphor
Bproverb
Cparadox
Dmeiosis
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Question 20
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In drama, the ............. creates humour
Ahero
Bclown
Cvillain
Dchorus
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Question 21
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A dirge is a poem sung
Ato send a child to sleep
Bto make workers happy
Cat a birthday party
Dat a funeral
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Question 22
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A character that develops in the course of a novel or play is described as

Aflat
Bantagonist
Cround
Dprotagonist
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Question 23
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'heads' in the second line is an example of

Asynecdoche
Binversion
Cepithet
Dconceit
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Question 24
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The lines illustrate

Asoliloquy
Bparallelism
Cdialogue
Dcontrast
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Question 25
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The use of imagery in prose or verse
Aappeals to the senses
Bdevelops the plot
Ccreates confusion
Dobscures meaning
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Question 26
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A story in which characters or actions represent abstract ideas or moral qualities is
Aan epic
Ba legend
Can allegory
Da satire
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Question 27
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The first four lines of the Shakespearian sonnet rhyme

Aabcd
Babba
Cabab
Dcdcd
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Question 28
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A ballad is essentially a ........... poem
Adescriptive
Bdramatic
Cpastoral
Dnarrative
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Question 29
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........... Is the location of the action of the plot
ASetting
BNarrative technique
CPoint of view
DCharacterization
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Question 30
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A metrical foot in which a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable is

Aiambic
Bspondaic
Ctrochaic
Ddactylic
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