2003 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 1

1
A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a
A
balled
B
pastoral
C
folkale
D
romance
correct option: c
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2
A short poem written on a tomb is a/an
A
dirge
B
panegyric
C
epigram
D
epitaph
correct option: d
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3
Pick the odd item
A
tragedy
B
comedy
C
stanza
D
farce
correct option: c
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4
A long narrative which depicts country life is a/an
A
ballad
B
epic
C
ode
D
pastoral
correct option: d
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5
One of the following is not an African poet
A
lenrie Peters
B
Thomas Gray
C
J.P. Clark
D
Sly Cheney-Coker
correct option: a
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6
A recurrent image in a literary work that illustrates theme is
A
symbol
B
dramatic irony
C
motif
D
pathetic fallacy
correct option: c
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7
Diction is writers choice of
A
styles
B
plot
C
theme
D
words
correct option: d
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8
''Enjambment'' is the poetic term referring to the use of
A
run-on-lines
B
rhyme lines
C
rhythm
D
metre
correct option: a
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9
Stanza refers to..in a poem
A
devices
B
lines
C
sections
D
divisions
correct option: d
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10
''Life is an empty dream'' illustrates the use of
A
synecdoche
B
peripeteia
C
litotes
D
allusion
correct option: d
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