Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 381
waec 2010

The speech is made in the

AQueen' s closet
BQueen's room
Chall
Dpalace
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Question 382
waec 2010

The character being addressed is

APolonius
BLaertes
COphelia
DHamlet
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Question 383
waec 2010

The speaker is

AClaudius
BGhost
CGertrude
DHoratio
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Question 384
waec 2010

The other character present at the scene is

ARosencrantz
BOphella
CGuildenstern
DPolonius
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Question 385
waec 2010

The speaker intends to return to

Athe seaside
Bthe warfront
Cdenmark
Dfrance
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Question 386
waec 2010

''Duty'' in the extract refers to

Ajob
Bfath
Cloyalty
Dtask
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Question 387
waec 2010

The speaker is addressing

AHamlet
BClaudius
CHoratio
DMarcellus
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Question 388
waec 2010

The speaker is

ALaertes
BPolonius
CHamlet
DClaudius
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Question 389
waec 2010

''droning'' and ''have'' illustrate

Aanecdote
Bepigram
Callusion
Depitaph
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Question 390
waec 2010

'',....gasping exhaustion of the ill-nourished and aged....'' infers

Ahelplessness
Bslowness
Csadness
Dtiredness
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Question 391
waec 2010

The passage conveys a mood of

Adefiance
Bhope
Cfear
Ddespair
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Question 392
waec 2010

''.... on the backs of the benches'' illustrates

Asynecdoche
Bepithet
Cassonance
Dpersonification
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Question 393
waec 2010

This style of writing is

Aargumentative
Bepistolary
Cnarrative
Dexpository
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Question 394
waec 2010

''The song is everywhere'' refers to

Afreedom
Banxiety
Cpleasure
Dsatisfaction
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Question 395
waec 2010

The second stanza refers to

Athe uncertainty of life
Bthe pleasures of life
Cthe meaning of life
Dthe joys of life
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Question 396
waec 2010

The atmosphere of the poem implies

Adanger and confusion
Bpeace and reconciliation
Chappiness
Dhope
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Question 397
waec 2010

''Boom Boom Boom'' is an example of

Asymbols
Bonomatopoeia
Cmetonymy
Dallusion
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Question 398
waec 2010

The theme of the poem is

Apeace
Bwar
Clove
Ddeath
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Question 399
waec 2010
''Poetry gets bored of being alone. It wants to go outdoors to chew on the winds''
The dominant figure of speech in the above lines is
AParadox
Bpun
CParallelism
Dpersonification
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Question 400
waec 2010
Pick the odd item out of the options listed
AEuphemism
BOxymoron
CHyperbole
DRhythm
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