Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 431
waec 2008

The queen has just

Aleft the scene
Bdied
Crun away
Darrived
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Question 432
waec 2008

The speaker is

AFortinbras
BGuildenstern
CLaertes
DHamlet
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Question 433
waec 2008

The writer's diction portrays

Arepetition
Birony
Ctension
Dhumour
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Question 434
waec 2008

The literary device used in ''Ralph launched himself like a cat'' is

Aassonance
Bsimile
Ccontrast
Dpersonification
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Question 435
waec 2008

"Ralph wormed his way'' is an example of

Airony
Bapostrophe
Cmetaphor
Dallusion
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Question 436
waec 2008

The passage is

Anarrative
Bexpository
Cdescriptive
Dargumentative
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Question 437
waec 2008

The last line of the extract suggested the

Agrowth of a seed
Bbirth of a child
Charvesting of fruits
Dflourishing of flowers
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Question 438
waec 2008

''Joyous toiling'' is an example of

Aonomatopeia
Boxymoron
Cirony
Dmetaphor
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Question 439
waec 2008

''The hard and erect hoe'' connotes

Auprooting of weeds
Bthe sowing of seeds
Cdigging of the soil
Dfarming implement
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Question 440
waec 2008

The dominant device used in the extract is

Ametaphor
Bparadox
Csymbolism
Dsimile
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Question 441
waec 2008

The subject matter of the extract is

Aharvesting
Brain
Ctime
Dfarming
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Question 442
waec 2008
A piece of writing or speech at the beginning of a work of art is the
Aprologue
Bdialogue
Cmonologue
Depilogue
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Question 443
waec 2008
Shakespeare's poetry consists mainly of
Aquartrain
Bheroic verse
Cblank verse
Dcouplet
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Question 444
waec 2008
A poem of fourteen lines is
Aan elegy
Ba dirge
Ca sonnet
Dan ode
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Question 445
waec 2008
A piece of writing which teaches morals is
Aserious
Bdidactic
Cplayful
Danalytical
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Question 446
waec 2008
Drama is meant to
Ateach manners only
Bcriticize
Ceduate and entertain
Dbe read and acted only
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Question 447
waec 2008
A deliberate use of exaggeration for the purpose of humour/emphasis is
Ametaphor
Birony
Csimile
Dhyperbole
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Question 448
waec 2008
The art of creating fictional personages constitutes
Apoint of view
Bcharacterization
Cnarrative tecnique
Dsymbolism
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Question 449
waec 2008
A writer's choice of words is his
Adiction
Bmood
Ctone
Dsetting
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Question 450
waec 2008

''Pregnant clouds'' is an example of

Aeliche
Blitotes
Cmetaphor
Dsynecdoche
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