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2007 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 1

1

A bitter remark intended to wound the feelings is

A
a satire
B
an allusion
C
a sarcasm
D
an ambiguity
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2

''She waited for him for a thousand years'' illustrates

A
euphemism
B
hyperbole
C
assonance
D
ellipsis
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3

A literary device which expresses meaning in its direct opposite is

A
metaphor
B
paradox
C
parody
D
irony
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4

''They also serve who only stand and wait'' illustrates

A
an epigram
B
a synecdoche
C
a simile
D
an antithesis
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5

Pick the odd item out of the options listed below

A
Verse
B
Stanza
C
Rhythm
D
Dialogue
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6

In drama, ' denouement' is the same as

A
resolution
B
climax
C
anti-climax
D
conflict
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7

Which of the following is NOT true of balled?

A
They were originally sung
B
They are mostly part of oral tradition
C
Tehy tell a popular story
D
They are written in iambic metre
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8

Read the extract and answer the question

My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began,
So is it now that I am a man,
So be it when I shall grow
The child is father of the man

The mood of the poem is that of

A
sorrow
B
elation
C
anxiety
D
sarcasm
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9

Read the extract and answer the question

My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began,
So is it now that I am a man,
So be it when I shall grow
The child is father of the man

The rhyme scheme of the poem is

A
ab cc ac
B
ac bc ca
C
ab ca cc
D
ab ac bc
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10

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My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began,
So is it now that I am a man,
So be it when I shall grow
The child is father of the man

The subject of the extract is

A
childishness
B
the adverse effects of the rainbow on man
C
the unchanging cycle of nature
D
the adverse effects of old age
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