2011 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 2
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A patter of beats to denote movement in poetry is
A
refrain
B
rhyme
C
scansion
D
metre
correct option: d
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Read the extract and answer the question
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
The extract is an example of a/an
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
The extract is an example of a/an
A
dirge
B
epigram
C
oxymoron
D
parody
correct option: a
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Read the extract and answer the question
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
The tone of the extract is one of
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
The tone of the extract is one of
A
anger
B
pity
C
sarcasm
D
indifference
correct option: c
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Read the extract and answer the question
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
A poem whose shape resembles the object described is a/an
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
A poem whose shape resembles the object described is a/an
A
emblematic poem
B
romantice poem
C
elegy
D
sonnet
correct option: c
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Read the extract and answer the question
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
The ominscient narrator is
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
The ominscient narrator is
A
all knowing
B
limited
C
realistic
D
always humorous
correct option: a
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Read the extract and answer the question
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
Which of the following does not defin a character?
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
Which of the following does not defin a character?
A
the way the character appears
B
what the character says
C
what others say about the character
D
what the character does
correct option: c
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Read the extract and answer the question
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
A bard is a
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
A bard is a
A
novelist
B
playwright
C
poet
D
narrator
correct option: c
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Read the extract and answer the question
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
A literary work that vividly portrays life can be described as
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
A literary work that vividly portrays life can be described as
A
realistic
B
romantic
C
idealistic
D
sarcastic
correct option: a
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Read the extract and answer the question
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
Which of the following is not a type of play?
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
Which of the following is not a type of play?
A
Tragedy
B
Tragic flaw
C
Comedy
D
tragi-comedy
correct option: b
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Read the extract and answer the question
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
The attitude of an author towards the subject matter is
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
The attitude of an author towards the subject matter is
A
theme
B
tone
C
style
D
setting
correct option: b
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