2006 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 1
1
''....the dragon-fly
hangs like a blue thread
losened from the sky...'' illustrates
A
simile
B
litotes
C
contrast
D
metaphor
2
A pause within a line of a poem is a
A
zeugma
B
foot
C
caesura
D
stress
3
Unrhymed iambic pentametre lines illustrate a
A
rhyme scheme
B
heroic couplet
C
blank verse
D
free verse
4
The limerick
A
is written to be sung
B
has a serious subject matter
C
is always light and humorous
D
uses lofty language
5
The elegy
A
conforms to a fixed pattern of lines
B
is set in the countryside
C
has a mournful tone
D
celebrates heroic deeds
6
''But at my back I always hear
Time's winged chariot hurrying near'' illustrates
A
metaphor
B
apostrophe
C
oxymoron
D
metonymy
7
A line of poetry is measured by the
A
number of words
B
number of feet it contains
C
images
D
rhythm
8
The recurrence of rhythmic pattern of stress in a poem is a
A
couplet
B
metre
C
consonance
D
scansion
9
A humorous imitation of a serious literary work is
A
an ode
B
a parody
C
an epitaph
D
a burlesque
10
A struggle between opposing forces in a literary work is the
A
plot
B
conflict
C
climax
D
denouement
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