Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 11
waec 2016

The poem can be described as

Aan epitaph
Ba lyric
Ca lullaby
Dan elegy
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Question 12
waec 2016

The mood of the poem is

Ajubilant
Bsad
Cgloomy
Dromantic
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Question 13
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The dominant literary device used in the poem is

Aparadox
Bparody
Cmetaphor
Doxymoron
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Question 14
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The speaker is

Adecisive
Bfrustrated
Cdisappointed
Dangry
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Question 15
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The theme of the poem is

Aindecision
Bseparation
Crejected love
Drequited love
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Question 16
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The last paragraph illustrates

Aforeshadow
Bpathos
Cbathos
Dclimax
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Question 17
waec 2016

''......... screaming anger'' is an example of

Aallusion
Bpersonjfication
Csimile
Deuphei,,,,,ism
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Question 18
waec 2016

The expression ''plastered on each of their face like a death mask'' illustrates.

Aalliteration and metaphor
Bsimile and personification
Cpersonification and alliteration
Dmetaphor and simile
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Question 19
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The prevailing atmosphere is

Atense
Bsad
Ccordial
Dwarm
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Question 20
waec 2016

The attitude of the writer towards the President is one of

Acontempt
Bdisdain
Cdisinterest
Dapproval
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Question 21
waec 2016
Read the following lines to answer this question

The livid waters roared and snarled and flapped
At the poor battered and weeping yacht.


The picture presented is one of
Aquiet sea
Bdark sky
Cstormy weather
Dcalm season
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Question 22
waec 2016
Read the following lines to answer this question

The livid waters roared and snarled and flapped
At the poor battered and weeping yacht.

The dominant device used in the lines is
Asimile
Balliteration
Cassonance
Dpersonification
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Question 23
waec 2016
Through ........ the ills of society are criticised with the objective of having them corrected
Adramatic irony
Bcomic relief
Csatire
Dfarce
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Question 24
waec 2016
'Many hands make light work' illustrates the use of
Azeugma
Bhyperbole
Cmetonymy
Dsynecdoche
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Question 25
waec 2016
An...... is an indirect and usually unfavourable remark
Aallusion
Birony
Caside
Dinnuendo
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Question 26
waec 2016
''That it will rain is not unlike'' illustrates the use of
Airony
Blilotes
Cmetaphor
Dmetonymy
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Question 27
waec 2016

A Poem that celebrates an object, person or event is

Aa sonnet
Ba dirge
Can ode
Da balled
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Question 28
waec 2016
The major part of the Petrarch sonnet is the
Aquintet
Bsestet
Ctercet
Doctave
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Question 29
waec 2016
''The sun smiled gently on the scene'' illustrates
Aparadox
Beuphemism
Chyperbole
Dpersonification
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Question 30
waec 2016

The lines constitute

Aan epic
Ba quatrain
Can ode
Da sestet
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