1999 - WAEC Literature Past Questions & Answers - page 1

1
A short speech at the end a play is the
A
epilogue
B
denouement
C
peroration
D
conclusion
CORRECT OPTION: a
2
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
3
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
4
Literary works are classified into
A
cantose
B
episodes
C
eras
D
genres
CORRECT OPTION: d
5
A word that sounds like what it names is a (n)
A
alliteration
B
assonance
C
onomatopoeia
D
rhyme
CORRECT OPTION: c
6
The repetition of similar vowel sounds within lines is
A
parallelism
B
allusion
C
assonance
D
alliteration
CORRECT OPTION: c
7
One of the following is a literary device
A
Sonnet
B
Ode
C
Suspense
D
Lyric
CORRECT OPTION: c
8
The theme of a work of art is the
A
concluding part
B
central thought
C
central role
D
introductory part
CORRECT OPTION: b
9
The characters in a play constitute the
A
performers
B
chorus
C
audience
D
cast
CORRECT OPTION: d
10
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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