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Literature in English Past Questions

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50 questions JAMB 2378 WAEC 1459 CUSTOM 2
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Question 21
waec 2006
A struggle between opposing forces in a literary work is the
Aplot
Bconflict
Cclimax
Ddenouement
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Question 22
waec 2006

A humorous imitation of a serious literary work is

Aan ode
Ba parody
Can epitaph
Da burlesque
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Question 23
waec 2006

The recurrence of rhythmic pattern of stress in a poem is a

Acouplet
Bmetre
Cconsonance
Dscansion
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Question 24
waec 2006
A line of poetry is measured by the
Anumber of words
Bnumber of feet it contains
Cimages
Drhythm
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Question 25
waec 2006
''But at my back I always hear
Time's winged chariot hurrying near'' illustrates
Ametaphor
Bapostrophe
Coxymoron
Dmetonymy
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Question 26
waec 2006
The elegy
Aconforms to a fixed pattern of lines
Bis set in the countryside
Chas a mournful tone
Dcelebrates heroic deeds
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Question 27
waec 2006

The limerick

Ais written to be sung
Bhas a serious subject matter
Cis always light and humorous
Duses lofty language
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Question 28
waec 2006
Unrhymed iambic pentametre lines illustrate a
Arhyme scheme
Bheroic couplet
Cblank verse
Dfree verse
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Question 29
waec 2006
A pause within a line of a poem is a
Azeugma
Bfoot
Ccaesura
Dstress
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Question 30
waec 2006
''....the dragon-fly
hangs like a blue thread
losened from the sky...'' illustrates
Asimile
Blitotes
Ccontrast
Dmetaphor
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