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2009 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 1

1

A poem consisting of fourteen lines is

A
a narrative
B
a sonnet
C
an ode
D
an elegy
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2

The attitude of a writer towards the subject matter is the

A
tone
B
plot
C
crisis
D
climax
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3

The pattern of end rhymes in a poem is called

A
internal rhyme
B
rhyme scheme
C
rhythm
D
scansion
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4

The most exciting and tense part of a story is the

A
epilogue
B
climax
C
prologue
D
exposition
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5

Lines of unrhymed poetry are known as

A
blank verse
B
assonance
C
consonance
D
free verse
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6

A dramatic performance with only bodily movements and without words is

A
a mime
B
an aside
C
a soliloquy
D
an opera
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7

''Mathematics is my Achilles' heel'' is an example of

A
litotes
B
metonymy
C
allusion
D
analogy
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8

A short poem lamenting the death of someone is a

A
lyric
B
sonnet
C
ballad
D
threnody
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9

In a story, the adversary of the protagonist is the

A
hero
B
heroine
C
antagonist
D
foil
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10

''Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind'' illustrates

A
inversion
B
paradox
C
humour
D
mood
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