Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 11
waec 2001

The extract teaches us to use time

Ato the fullest
Bwisely
Cto plan
Dfor pleasure
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Question 12
waec 2001

The poem is about

Ajudgement
Bfate
Ctime
Dlife
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Question 13
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The dominant device used in stanza three is

Aalliteration
Bassonance
Conomatopoeia
Dpersonification
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Question 14
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The last line of each stanza illustrates

Arepetition
Brefrain
Cchorus
Dalliteration
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Question 15
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The poetic device used in the first line is

Aapostrophe
Bpersonification
Ceuphemism
Dlitotes
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Question 16
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''...like a steer in a slaughterhouse'' is an example of

Asimile
Bmetaphor
Cpersonification
Dassonance
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Question 17
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''.....gentle giant'' conveys the picture of being

Aferocious
Btame
Ctimid
Dbrave
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Question 18
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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 19
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 20
waec 2001

The passage is

Adescriptive
Bnarrative
Cargumentative
Dexpository
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Question 21
waec 2001

An ode is usually a poem written for

Acondemnation
Bcelebration
Cinstruction
Dentertainment
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Question 22
waec 2001

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

Atrochaic
Banapaestic
Ciambic
Ddactylic
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Question 23
waec 2001

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

Acontrast
Bmetaphor
Cmetonymy
Dmeiosis
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Question 24
waec 2001

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in poetry is

Aassonance
Brhyme
Calliteration
Doxymoron
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Question 25
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In ''I am so famished, I can devour a whole cow'', the device used is

Ahyperbole
Bmetaphor
Cirony
Dsarcasm
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Question 26
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 27
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 28
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 29
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 30
waec 2001

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

Asatire
Belegy
Clullaby
Dmasque
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