Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 11
waec 2014

There is a predominance of words associated with

Acelebration
Bnature
Cgovernance
Dnurture
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Question 12
waec 2014

The run-on lines convey the speaker's

Aindignation
Blamentation
Cdisappointment
Ddefiance
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Question 13
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''The earth has stopped breathing and sighed'' illustrates

Abathos
Bclimax
Cpersonification
Dparadox
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Question 14
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The mood of the poet is one of

Arecklessness
Bhopelessness
Chappiness
Dloneliness
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Question 15
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The theme of the poem is

Afamine and disease
Bdrought and heat
Cabomination and retribution
Dsickness and death
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Question 16
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The narrative technique captures the _ of the scene.

Aseriousness
Bvividness
Cordinariness
Dloneliness
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Question 17
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The writer's attitude is one of

Abewilderment
Breverence
Cindifference
Darrogance
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Question 18
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The use of the above devices creates an atmosphere of

Afear
Bdoom
Chope
Dawe
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Question 19
waec 2014

The dominant devices used are

Apersonification and irony
Bparallelism and repetition
Cmetaphor and simile
Dmetonymy and synecdoche
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Question 20
waec 2014

The subject matter of the passage is

Aa goldsmith at work
Bcelebrating the Eucharist
Ca priest at the altar
Dcommunion wine and wafers
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Question 21
waec 2014

The rhyme scheme of the poem is

Aaabba
Bababa
Cababb
Dabbaa
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Question 22
waec 2014

What type of poem is this?

AEpic
BLimerick
COde
DSonnet
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Question 23
waec 2014
_ in drama operates against a character who is unawares of a situation which the audience know about
AVerbal irony
BDramatic irony
CSatire
DParody
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Question 24
waec 2014

A stanza of four lines is a

Acouplet
Bquintet
Cseptet
Dquatrain
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Question 25
waec 2014
A curtain raiser is an introductory performance that is
Anot part of the main play
Bthe first part of the main play
Cnot separate from the play
Dthe first party of the final scene
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Question 26
waec 2014

One of the following is used to develop character

AClimax
BAtmosphere
CSetting
DDialogue
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Question 27
waec 2014
A character whose actions or qualities serve to heighten those of the hero through contrast is
Aan adversary
Ba protagonist
Can antagonist
Da foil
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Question 28
waec 2014
A literary work that vividly portrays life can be described as
Arealistic
Bromantic
Cidealistic
Dsarcastic
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Question 29
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A short which expresses an idea in a clever way is
Aan epigram
Ba limerick
Can ode
Da lyric
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Question 30
waec 2014
A story which explains a natural phenomenon is
Alegend
Bparable
Cmyth
Dfiction
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