Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 501
waec 2005

The speaker is

AArragon
BAntonio
CMorocco
DBassanio
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Question 502
waec 2005

''I will feed fat the ancient gradge'' illustrates

Ametonymy
Bcontrast
Capostrophe
Dmetaphor
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Question 503
waec 2005

The speaker is

ATubal
BPortia
CMorocco
DJessica
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Question 504
waec 2005

The speaker has been addressing

ASolanio
BPortia
CLancelot
DNerissa
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Question 505
waec 2005

The speaker is in love with

AGratiano
BLorenzo
CAntonio
DBassanio
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Question 506
waec 2005

The extract is

Aa soliloguy
Ban epilogue
Can aside
Da flashback
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Question 507
waec 2005

From the extract the speaker is

Akind
Btricky
Cvindictive
Dangry
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Question 508
waec 2005

''my well-won thrift'' is

Asarcasm
Ba parody
Can understatement
Dan allegory
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Question 509
waec 2005

The underlined expression illustrates

Aassonance
Bmetaphor
Cwit
Deuphemism
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Question 510
waec 2005

The extract is an example of

Aepilogue
Bsoliloquy
Cmonologue
Daside
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Question 511
waec 2005

The speaker is

ATubal
BAntonio
CShylock
DBassanio
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Question 512
waec 2005

''.....a swift left hand....and the right hand delivered the punches'' illustrates

Asymbolism
Bhyperbole
Cparallelism
Dalliteration
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Question 513
waec 2005

The dominant mood in the passage is one of

Aexcitement
Bfear
Canxiety
Djoy
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Question 514
waec 2005

The narrative technique used in the passage is

Aomniscient
Bthird person
Cflashback
Dfirst person
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Question 515
waec 2005

''Where is the human touch?'' conveys an impression of

Adissappointment
Bexpectation
Cdiscontent
Dindifference
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Question 516
waec 2005

The dominant literary device used in the passage is

Alitotes
Bpersonification
Csynecdoche
Donomatopoeia
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Question 517
waec 2005

The theme of the poem is the pursuit of

Awar
Breligion
Chonour
Da horse
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Question 518
waec 2005

''Inconstancy'' in the poem implies that the

Aman is unfaithful
Bwoman is pure
Cwoman is a nun
Dman loves war
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Question 519
waec 2005

The rhyme pattern of the poem is

Aabab
Baabb
Cabcd
Dabba
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Question 520
waec 2005

The reference to ''......the Nunnerie of thy chaste breast'' suggests that the woman is being

Apraised
Bmocked
Cscorned
Dadmired
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