Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 721
waec 1998

In a play, a long speech by a single character in the presence of other characters is called

Asoliloguy
Bmonologue
Caside
Dprologue
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Question 722
waec 1998
Which of the following is an African poet?
ADennis Brutus
BWilliam Wordsworth
CRober Frost
DW.B.Yeats
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Question 723
waec 1998

In poetry, rhythm is a regular pattern of

Avowels and consonants
Blong and short words
Cstressed and unstressed syllables
Dstressed syllables and rhymes
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Question 724
waec 1998

Read the extract below and answer this question.

The pattering rain was kicking up little
explosions of dust in the glade.He heard the
faint whisper of the stream as it stole across
the land and disappeared into the bush.

The figure of speech underlined in line 1 is

Aassonance
Bconsonance
Conomatopoeia
Dalliteration
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Question 725
waec 1998
In a novel, the antagonist is
Aa fully developed character
Ba flat character
Cthe main female character
Dthe archrival of the hero
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Question 726
waec 1998
An African author who has written plays, poems and prose is
AWole Soyinka
BZaynab Alkali
CChinua Achebe
DFlora Nwapa
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Question 727
waec 1998
Which of the following is a likely source of traditional oral poetry?
ATheatre
Bfiction
Cbooks
Dsongs
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Question 728
waec 1998
The state of mind of a poet can be described as
Astyle
Bmood
Csetting
Dtheme
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Question 729
waec 1998
The choice of appropriate words to convey the thoughts of an author is called
Aidiomatic language
Bsetting
Cfigure of speech
Ddiction
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Question 730
waec 1998

The basic elements of drama are

Acharacter, plot, episode
Bdialogue, chorus, plot
Ccharacter, action, setting
Dcharacter, monoloue, plot
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Question 731
waec 1998

A poem written or rendered in praise of a person or thing is called

Aa lyric
Ban ode
Can elegy
Da panegyric
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Question 732
waec 1998

The birds fly high over
the hills beyond the corn fields.
The poetic device used in the above extract is

Aassonance
Balliteration
Cmetaphor
Dmetonymy
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Question 733
waec 1998
Pick the odd item from the list below
ANight Rain
BThings fall Apart
CStanley Meets Mutesa
DNightfall in Soweto
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Question 734
waec 1998

The image depicted in the extract is one of

Adestruction
Bmerriment
Chappiness
Damiration
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Question 735
waec 1998

The subject matter of the above extract is

Aearthquake
Bhouse movement
Csea waves
Dstorm
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Question 736
waec 1998

The predominant figure of speech in the above extracts is

AOxymoron
BMetaphor
CSimile
DPersonification
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Question 737
waec 1998
Beauty in poetry depends mainly on
Aexpression and rhythm
Blength and theme
Cvowels and consonants
Dmood and verse form
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Question 738
waec 1998
The three major forms of literature are
Atragedy,comedy, tragi-comedy
Bpoetry,drama,folktales
Cdrama,lyric,prose fiction
Dpoetry, drama,prose
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Question 739
waec 1998
Which of the following is common to all forms of literature?
Alanguage
Bchorus
Caction
Dnarrator
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