Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 231
waec 2016

The addressee is

AOthello
BDuke
CRoderigo
DMontano
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Question 232
waec 2016

The speaker is

ABrabantio
BCassio
CGratiano
Dlago
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Question 233
waec 2016

The setting is

Aanother street outside the Sagittary
Ba council chamber
Ca seaport in Cyprus
Dthe citadel
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Question 234
waec 2016

''Run from her guardege'' refers to

AEmilia
BDesdemona
CBianca
DCassio's mistress
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Question 235
waec 2016

''Sooty bosom'' is a metaphor for

Aa black coat
BOthello
Ca breastplate
Dlago
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Question 236
waec 2016

The speaker is addressing

ACassio
BBrabantio
CRoderigo
DOthello
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Question 237
waec 2016

The speaker is

AOthello
BDuke
CBrabantio
Dlago
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Question 238
waec 2016

The poem can be described as

Aan epitaph
Ba lyric
Ca lullaby
Dan elegy
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Question 239
waec 2016

The mood of the poem is

Ajubilant
Bsad
Cgloomy
Dromantic
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Question 240
waec 2016

The dominant literary device used in the poem is

Aparadox
Bparody
Cmetaphor
Doxymoron
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Question 241
waec 2016

The speaker is

Adecisive
Bfrustrated
Cdisappointed
Dangry
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Question 242
waec 2016

The theme of the poem is

Aindecision
Bseparation
Crejected love
Drequited love
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Question 243
waec 2016

The last paragraph illustrates

Aforeshadow
Bpathos
Cbathos
Dclimax
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Question 244
waec 2016

''......... screaming anger'' is an example of

Aallusion
Bpersonjfication
Csimile
Deuphei,,,,,ism
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Question 245
waec 2016

The expression ''plastered on each of their face like a death mask'' illustrates.

Aalliteration and metaphor
Bsimile and personification
Cpersonification and alliteration
Dmetaphor and simile
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Question 246
waec 2016

The prevailing atmosphere is

Atense
Bsad
Ccordial
Dwarm
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Question 247
waec 2016

The attitude of the writer towards the President is one of

Acontempt
Bdisdain
Cdisinterest
Dapproval
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Question 248
waec 2016
Read the following lines to answer this question

The livid waters roared and snarled and flapped
At the poor battered and weeping yacht.


The picture presented is one of
Aquiet sea
Bdark sky
Cstormy weather
Dcalm season
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Question 249
waec 2016
Read the following lines to answer this question

The livid waters roared and snarled and flapped
At the poor battered and weeping yacht.

The dominant device used in the lines is
Asimile
Balliteration
Cassonance
Dpersonification
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Question 250
waec 2016
Through ........ the ills of society are criticised with the objective of having them corrected
Adramatic irony
Bcomic relief
Csatire
Dfarce
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