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2010 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 1

1

A short introductory speech delivered as part of a play is called

A
a preamble
B
a prologue
C
an introduction
D
an epilogue
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2

The limerick

A
is written to be sung
B
has a serious subject matter
C
is always light and humorous
D
uses lofty language
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3

Unrhymed iambic pentametre lines illustrate

A
rhyme scheme
B
heroic couplet
C
blank verse
D
free verse
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4

The major distinctive feature of drama is

A
dialogue
B
setting
C
epilogue
D
plot
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5

The recurrence of rhythmic pattern of stress in a poem is

A
couplet
B
metre
C
consonance
D
strophe
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6

A poem written in praise of someone or something is

A
a ballad
B
an epic
C
a sonnet
D
an ode
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7

Read the poem and answer the question

''No longer mourn for me when I am dead
Then you shall hear the surly sullen bell
Give warning to the world that I am fled
from this vile world, with vilest worms to dwell''


The mood of the poet is one of

A
anger
B
humour
C
metancholy
D
gaiety
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8

Read the poem and answer the question

''No longer mourn for me when I am dead
Then you shall hear the surly sullen bell
Give warning to the world that I am fled
from this vile world, with vilest worms to dwell''


The poet uses

A
eye-rhyme
B
run-on-lines
C
end-stopped-lines
D
internal rhyme
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9

Read the poem and answer the question

''No longer mourn for me when I am dead
Then you shall hear the surly sullen bell
Give warning to the world that I am fled
from this vile world, with vilest worms to dwell''


The rhyming pattern of the lines is

A
abab
B
abba
C
aabb
D
aaab
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10

''But at my back I always hear
Time's winged chariot hurrying near'' illustrates

A
metaphor
B
apostrophe
C
oxymoron
D
metonymy
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