Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 11
waec 2011

The underlined means that

Athey were living in a house with a high wall
Btheir building is no longer where it used to be
Cthe children had caused the wall to crumble
Dtheir father made them pull down the wall
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Question 12
waec 2011

''To appease the gods''...''implies

Aseeking the favour of the gods
Boffering meals to the gods
Caccusing the gods for their misfortune
Dreciting incantations to the gods
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Question 13
waec 2011

The sheep was led to the slaughter

Ato prepare their evening meal
Bbecause it was a troublesome sheep
Cbecause their father was a butcher
Das a sacrifice to their gods
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Question 14
waec 2011

The mood of the poem is

Ahopeful
Bjoyful
Cnostalgic
Dexciting
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Question 15
waec 2011

''The flag of knowledge and morality'' illustrates

Aeuphemism
Blitotes
Cmetaphor
Dmetonymy
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Question 16
waec 2011

The underlined illustrates

Aantithesis
Ballusion
Cparallelism
Dparody
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Question 17
waec 2011

The dominant image in the passage is that of

Asoldiery
Bmedicine
Creligion
Deducation
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Question 18
waec 2011

The writer of the passage is a _

Adoctor
Bsoldier
Cteacher
Dstudent
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Question 19
waec 2011

The writer's mood is that of _

Aexcitement
Boptimism
Cindifference
Dfrustration
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Question 20
waec 2011

The attitude of an author towards the subject matter is

Atheme
Btone
Cstyle
Dsetting
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Question 21
waec 2011

Which of the following is not a type of play?

ATragedy
BTragic flaw
CComedy
Dtragi-comedy
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Question 22
waec 2011

A literary work that vividly portrays life can be described as

Arealistic
Bromantic
Cidealistic
Dsarcastic
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Question 23
waec 2011

A bard is a

Anovelist
Bplaywright
Cpoet
Dnarrator
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Question 24
waec 2011

Which of the following does not define a character?

Athe way the character appears
Bwhat the character says
Cwhat others say about the character
Dwhat the character does
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Question 25
waec 2011

The ominscient narrator is

Aall knowing
Blimited
Crealistic
Dalways humorous
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Question 26
waec 2011

A poem whose shape resembles the object described is a/an

Aemblematic poem
Bromantice poem
Celegy
Dsonnet
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Question 27
waec 2011

The tone of the extract is one of

Aanger
Bpity
Csarcasm
Dindifference
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Question 28
waec 2011

The extract is an example of a/an

Adirge
Bepigram
Coxymoron
Dparody
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Question 29
waec 2011

A patter of beats to denote movement in poetry is

Arefrain
Brhyme
Cscansion
Dmetre
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Question 30
waec 2011
A mountain of fufu was placed before the hungry visitors. The device used above is
Ahyperbole
Beuphemism
Calliteration
Dassonance
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