Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 21
waec 2017

The leading character in a literary work is the________

AFoil
BVillain
CAntagonist
DProtagonist
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Question 22
waec 2017

"Its a matter of sad joy" Iillustrates__________

AMetonymy
BOxymoron
CEuphemism
DIrony
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Question 23
waec 2017

A play on words for literary effect is_________

AA Paradox
BA Pun
CA Satire
DAn Elegy
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Question 24
waec 2017

Yet, let me flap this bug with gilded wings,
This painted child of dirt, that stinks and stings

 

The lines illustrates________

ABlank Verse
BEnd ryhme
CInternal rhyme
DFree Verse
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Question 25
waec 2017

Yet, let me flap this bug with gilded wings,
This painted child of dirt, that stinks and stings

 

The poets intention is to___________

ACreate Humor
BArouse sympathy
CCreate fun
DShow Contempt
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Question 26
waec 2017

Yet, let me flap this bug with gilded wings,
This painted child of dirt, that stinks and stings

 

The alliteration in stinks and stings effectively conveys__________-

 

ADistaste
BAdmiration
CIndifference
DApproval
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Question 27
waec 2017

Through the trees, I'll hear a single

Ringing sound, a cowbell jingle 

The underlined is an example of____________ryhme

 

AEnd
BFeminine
CInternal
DMasculine
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Question 28
waec 2017

A short single act drama is called____________

AOpera
BAllusion
CFarce
DPlaylet
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Question 29
waec 2017

A literary work in which the characters are animals is a ____________

ALampoon
BFable
CParody
DPantomine
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Question 30
waec 2017

A praise poem is ____________

AA Ballad
BA Panegyric
CAn Allegory
DAn Epigram
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