Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 11
waec 2012

Speaker Q is

AMiranda
BProspero
CSebastian
DCaliban
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Question 12
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Speaker P is

AAlonso
BAntonio
CFerdinand
DProospero
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Question 13
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''habitual Thomases'' is an example of an

Aallegory
Baphorism
Callusion
Dapostrophe
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Question 14
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''The world was at his feet'' implies that Andrew

Awas loving
Bwas standing on the world
Cwas arrogant
Dachieved result easily
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Question 15
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The mood of the extract is one of

Alove
Badmiration
Chatred
Dresignation
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Question 16
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The passage is an example of a/an

Aautobiography
Bexpository passage
Cdescriptive passage
Dbiography
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Question 17
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''Orphan of storm'' implies that Andrew

Ahad a good life
Bwas orphaned at birth
Chad a difficult early life
Dwas not afriad of storms
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Question 18
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The dominant attitude of the poet is one of

Aamazement
Bpity
Cregret
Dnonchalance
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Question 19
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The poet's mood is one of

Asarcasm
Bindifference
Cjoy
Ddespair
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Question 20
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The poem is a/an

Amonologue
Bdialogue
Cepilogue
Dprologue
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Question 21
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The poem is generally made up of

Arhyming couplets
Bheroic couplets
Cend-stopped lines
Drun-on lines
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Question 22
waec 2012

The poem is about a

Anightmare
Bdream
Craid of bugs
Draid of mosquitoes
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Question 23
waec 2012
Which of the following is not a drama?
ABurlesque
BResolution
CPantomime
DOpera
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Question 24
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A major character whose flaws combine with external forces that lead to his downfall is a

Aflat character
Bround character
Cromantic hero
Dtragic hero
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Question 25
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The clash of interest that originates from opposing forces in literature is
Aclimax
Bdenouement
Cconflict
Daside
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Question 26
waec 2012
Identify the odd item
Apoetry
Bprose
Cmelodrama
Ddrama
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Question 27
waec 2012

The use of the word 'since' illustrates

Aalliteration
Brepetition
Cassonance
Dconsonance
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Question 28
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The device used in the second and third lines is

Aantithesis
Bpun
Conomatopoeia
Deuphemism
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Question 29
waec 2012

A literary device used in the first line is

Aparadox
Blitotes
Chyperbole
Dmetaphor
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Question 30
waec 2012
One of the following is not a form of poetry
ASonnet
BOde
CSuspense
DLyric
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