Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 871
waec 2008

The speaker is

AHamlet
BClaudius
Cthe King
Dthe Queen
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Question 872
waec 2008

The setting is

Aa room in Polonius house
Ba room in the castle
Cthe queen's room
Dthe king's room.
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Question 873
waec 2008

The other character who comes on the scene after this is

Athe queen
BHoratio
CPolonius
Dthe king
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Question 874
waec 2008

''The primrose path of dalliance'' means

Aa religious life
Ba reckless life
Cthe way to heaven
Dthe way to hell
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Question 875
waec 2008

The character being addressed is

ALaertes
BPolonius
CHoratio
Dthe King
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Question 876
waec 2008

The speaker is

APolonius
Bthe King
CHamlet
Dthe queen
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Question 877
waec 2008

The setting is

Aa hall in the castle
Bthe battlefield
Ca platform in front of the castle
Dthe queen's room
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Question 878
waec 2008

The addresses later

Akills himself
Bsleeps off
Cruns away
Darrived
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Question 879
waec 2008

The character being addressed is

AHamlet
Bthe queen
Cthe king
Dfortinbras
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Question 880
waec 2008

The queen has just

Aleft the scene
Bdied
Crun away
Darrived
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Question 881
waec 2008

The speaker is

AFortinbras
BGuildenstern
CLaertes
DHamlet
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Question 882
waec 2008

The writer's diction portrays

Arepetition
Birony
Ctension
Dhumour
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Question 883
waec 2008

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

Aassonance
Bsimile
Ccontrast
Dpersonification
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Question 884
waec 2008

"Ralph wormed his way'' is an example of

Airony
Bapostrophe
Cmetaphor
Dallusion
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Question 885
waec 2008

The passage is

Anarrative
Bexpository
Cdescriptive
Dargumentative
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Question 886
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 887
waec 2008

''Joyous toiling'' is an example of

Aonomatopeia
Boxymoron
Cirony
Dmetaphor
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Question 888
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 889
waec 2008

The dominant device used in the extract is

Ametaphor
Bparadox
Csymbolism
Dsimile
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Question 890
waec 2008

The subject matter of the extract is

Aharvesting
Brain
Ctime
Dfarming
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