2001 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 2

A literary work that ridicules ideas or the follies of people is a/an

In ''the wretched beggar cleaned his nails with dry saliva'' the device used is

A symbolic representation of ideas, actions and situations in a work of art is a/an

''The cell is a cruel place; sometimes a haven'', illustrates the use of

An elegy is a poem that usually expresses a state of

In ''I am so famished, I can devour a whole cow'', the device used is

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in poetry is

''Here comes the princess now heaven walks on earth'', illustrates the use of

In the line '' I walk upon the thorns of life'', the metre is

An ode is usually a poem written for