Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 211
waec 2017

The poem evokes the senses of_______

ASmell and Sight
BSmell and Hearing
CSight and Hearing
DTouch and Smell
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Question 212
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The first stanza is a ____________

ATercet
BCouplet
CQuatrain
DSestet
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Question 213
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The passage is__________

AIn First person
BIn Third Person
CA Dialogue
DMonologue
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Question 214
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The family bell summoned us is an example of__________

AApostrophe
BPersonification
CAllusion
DEuphemism
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Question 215
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Their silence spoke millions illustrates___________

AOxymoron
BLitotes
CTactile images
DShort sentences
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Question 216
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The feeling is conveyed by the use of_________

ALong sentences
BVisual images
CTactile images
DShort sentences
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Question 217
waec 2017

The dominant feeling in the passage is that of______________

 

AHostility
BAnger
CAnxiety
DBitterness
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Question 218
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Catharsis is normally associated with____________

APantomime
BTragedy
CComedy
DFarce
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Question 219
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Ten thousand saw i at glance....... Illustrates_________

ACaesura
BClimax
CBathos
DHyperbole
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Question 220
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Dramatis personae is the same as ____________

AChorus
BPrompter
CFoil
DCast
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Question 221
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The climax in a literary work is the_____________

AMiddle
BBeginning
CCentral part of the dialogue
DPeak of the conflict
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Question 222
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An essential part of the plot is____________

ACharacterization
BExposition
CAtmosphere
DForeshadow
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Question 223
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Death be not proud, though some have called thee might and dreadful is an example of___________

AEuphemism
BMetaphor
CApostrophe
DAliteration
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Question 224
waec 2017

A humorous poem with five lines, the first two ryhming with the last is______________

AAn ode
BSestet
COctave
DA Limerick
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Question 225
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An essential features of drama is___________

ASoliloquy
BConflict
CIrony
DAside
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Question 226
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Over the cobbles it clattered and crashed is an example of__________

AOxymoron
BPun
COnomatopoeia
DParadox
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Question 227
waec 2017

A narrative poem that relates heroic exploits is an___________

AEpilogue
BEpitaph
CEpic
DEpigram
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Question 228
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The leading character in a literary work is the________

AFoil
BVillain
CAntagonist
DProtagonist
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Question 229
waec 2017

"Its a matter of sad joy" Iillustrates__________

AMetonymy
BOxymoron
CEuphemism
DIrony
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Question 230
waec 2017

A play on words for literary effect is_________

AA Paradox
BA Pun
CA Satire
DAn Elegy
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