2002 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 2

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''A little learning is dangerous
Drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring''

The extract illustrates a
A
quatrain
B
hexameter
C
couplet
D
sestet
correct option: c
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12
Grace me no grace, nor uncle me no uncle;
I am no traitors uncle;
and that word ''grace'' in an ungracious mouth
is but profane.

The dominant literary device used in the extract is
A
alliteration
B
assonance
C
onomatopoeia
D
repetition
correct option: d
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13
You are the salt of my life illustrates a
A
metaphor
B
simile
C
irony
D
personification
correct option: a
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14
The sequence of beats in a poem is its
A
rhythm
B
rhyme
C
irony
D
personification
correct option: a
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15
Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul is an example of
A
oxymoron
B
epigram
C
epithet
D
bathos
correct option: d
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16
A literary device that creates a mental picture of a situation is
A
imagery
B
symbolism
C
flashback
D
epilogue
correct option: a
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17
A short witty statement is an
A
epistle
B
eulogy
C
epigram
D
anecdote
correct option: c
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18
The whole town was present at the wedding ceremony is an example of
A
oxymoron
B
hyperbole
C
onomatopoeia
D
repetition
correct option: b
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19
In a literary work, a clown normally
A
directs the action
B
creates comic relief
C
supports the protagonist
D
creats the atmosphere
correct option: b
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20
UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

The month of July crept in. The sky, like a hooded monk wore black, as in mourning, ready to shed its load. The sun was mystified while heaps of sand and dust spiralled high up in the sky, sending high and low alike scurrying into hiding. The town had never known such a downpour, it was forty-eight hours of weeping by both the heavens and the inhabitants of Olusi who lost most of their life's savings in this destructive blessing.

The subject of the passage is
A
cloud
B
climate
C
rainfall
D
flood
correct option: c
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