Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 571
waec 2014

Prosero decides to

Asit back and watch
Bkick Caliban in the mouth
Cgo to Ferdinard
DDischarge Ariel
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Question 572
waec 2014

What has just taken place is that

Athe enemies have been tantalized with a banquet
BCaliban brought home some wood
CFerdinand is splitting wood
DMiranda has offered to help Ferinard
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Question 573
waec 2014

Prospero's enemies include the voyagers but not

AAlonso
BAntonio
CFerdinand
DStephano
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Question 574
waec 2014

The first line means that the addressee

Aobeyed Prospero's instructions exactly
Bdid not carry out Prospero's intructions
Cmodified the instruction of Prospero
Dfailed to understand the instructions of Prospero
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Question 575
waec 2014

Prospero is speaking to

ACaliban
BMiranda
CFerdinand
DAriel
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Question 576
waec 2014

Sebastian says ''Or stole it, rather'' because the luggage

Adoes not belong to Caliban
Bbelongs to Caliban
Cis not from the ship
Dis from the ship
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Question 577
waec 2014

''this drunkard'' is

ATrinculo
BStephano
CGonzalo
DAlonso
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Question 578
waec 2014

The contents of ''your luggage'' are

AAlonso's satchel and swords
Bfood and water from the ship
Cpaddles fur and a harpoon
Dthe clothing put up by Ariel
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Question 579
waec 2014

Prospero has asked Caliban to

Ago and bring Miranda
Bgo to Prospero's cell
Cfetch more wood
Dlearn his language lessons
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Question 580
waec 2014

What is Caliban promising to do?

ACarry more wood
BBehave appropriately for forgiveness
CDenounce Stephano and Trinculo
DConfess his part in the conspiracy
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Question 581
waec 2014

There is a predominance of words associated with

Acelebration
Bnature
Cgovernance
Dnurture
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Question 582
waec 2014

The run-on lines convey the speaker's

Aindignation
Blamentation
Cdisappointment
Ddefiance
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Question 583
waec 2014

''The earth has stopped breathing and sighed'' illustrates

Abathos
Bclimax
Cpersonification
Dparadox
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Question 584
waec 2014

The mood of the poet is one of

Arecklessness
Bhopelessness
Chappiness
Dloneliness
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Question 585
waec 2014

The theme of the poem is

Afamine and disease
Bdrought and heat
Cabomination and retribution
Dsickness and death
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Question 586
waec 2014

The narrative technique captures the _ of the scene.

Aseriousness
Bvividness
Cordinariness
Dloneliness
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Question 587
waec 2014

The writer's attitude is one of

Abewilderment
Breverence
Cindifference
Darrogance
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Question 588
waec 2014

The use of the above devices creates an atmosphere of

Afear
Bdoom
Chope
Dawe
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Question 589
waec 2014

The dominant devices used are

Apersonification and irony
Bparallelism and repetition
Cmetaphor and simile
Dmetonymy and synecdoche
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Question 590
waec 2014

The subject matter of the passage is

Aa goldsmith at work
Bcelebrating the Eucharist
Ca priest at the altar
Dcommunion wine and wafers
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