1999 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 1
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A short speech at the end a play is the
A
epilogue
B
denouement
C
peroration
D
conclusion
correct option: a
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An elegy is a poem
A
commemorating a birth
B
commemorating a national celebration
C
mourning the dead
D
mourning the passage of time
correct option: c
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A couplet is formed by
A
five lines of poetry
B
two rhymed lines of poetry
C
two lines of poetry
D
five rhymed lines of poetry
correct option: c
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Literary works are classified into
A
cantose
B
episodes
C
eras
D
genres
correct option: d
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A word that sounds like what it names is a (n)
A
alliteration
B
assonance
C
onomatopoeia
D
rhyme
correct option: c
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The repetition of similar vowel sounds within lines is
A
parallelism
B
allusion
C
assonance
D
alliteration
correct option: c
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One of the following is a literary device
A
Sonnet
B
Ode
C
Suspense
D
Lyric
correct option: c
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The theme of a work of art is the
A
concluding part
B
central thought
C
central role
D
introductory part
correct option: b
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The characters in a play constitute the
A
performers
B
chorus
C
audience
D
cast
correct option: d
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A play that thrives on exaggeration of humour, plot and character is a
A
mime
B
tragedy
C
farce
D
lampoon
correct option: c
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