2000 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 2

11
The dominant device used in the lines above is
A
oxymoron
B
mock-heroic
C
pathetic fallacy
D
satire
correct option: a
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12
In the above lines, ''flow,'' and ''show''
A
alliterate
B
contrast
C
rhyme
D
parallel
correct option: c
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13
The above lines constitute a
A
couplet
B
rhythm
C
tercet
D
rhyme
correct option: a
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14
''I have read Shakespeare' is an example of
A
litotes
B
paradox
C
parody
D
metonymy
correct option: d
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15
Twelfth Night is an example of
A
farce
B
comedy
C
tragi-comedy
D
burlesque
correct option: b
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16
In ''The fair breeze below, the white foam flew, The furrow followed free, the dominant device used is
A
metaphor
B
personification
C
alliteration
D
assonance
correct option: c
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17
An address to an object or person not present is
A
apostrophe
B
synecdoche
C
paradox
D
epigram
correct option: a
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18
The expression '' poisonous pleasure of wine'' Illustrates the use of
A
metonymy
B
synecdoche
C
paradox
D
oxymoron
correct option: d
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19
A non-verbal story-telling by a character on stage is
A
imitation
B
farce
C
mime
D
comedy
correct option: c
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20
A character that develops with events and situations in a novel is a ......character
A
flat
B
sound
C
minor
D
main
correct option: d
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