2000 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 1
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A short and witty poem is known as
A
a ballad
B
an epigram
C
an epic
D
a lyric
correct option: b
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A literary work which extols one's virtues and accomplishments is
A
a eulogy
B
a pastoral
C
an elegy
D
an allegory
correct option: a
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George Orwell's Animal Farm is an example of a
A
farce
B
burlesque
C
satire
D
lampoon
correct option: c
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A poem of lamentation on death is
A
a lyric
B
a ballad
C
an ode
D
an elegy
correct option: d
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The misuse of words that sound somewhat similar is
A
malapropism
B
metonymy
C
onomatopoeia
D
pun
correct option: a
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The main character in a literary work is the
A
anatagonist
B
protagonist
C
narrator
D
villan
correct option: b
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A speech delivered by a character who is alone on the stage is
A
a soliloquy
B
a chorus
C
a dialogue
D
an aside
correct option: a
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A sonnet may be divided into an octave and a
A
tercet
B
quatrain
C
sestet
D
couplet
correct option: c
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''All hands on deck'' is an example of
A
personification
B
metonymy
C
metaphor
D
synecdoche
correct option: d
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In poetry.....consist of four lines
A
a sestet
B
a quatrain
C
an octave
D
a tercet
correct option: b
''Soft as he mourned, the streams forgot to flow
She flocks around a dumb compassion show''
Users' Answers & CommentsShe flocks around a dumb compassion show''