2011 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 1
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As chapter is to prose, so ...is to poetry
A
couplet
B
stanza
C
line
D
chorus
correct option: b
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Verbal irony occurs when a speaker on stage
A
says the opposite of what the speaker means
B
is misunderstood
C
tries to deceive the audience
D
is alone
correct option: a
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A humorous scene in a play intended to ease tension is
A
climax
B
tragi-comedy
C
comedy
D
comic relief
correct option: d
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A dead metaphor is one that is
A
overused and ineffective
B
exteneded in meaining
C
implied
D
mixed
correct option: b
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''My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep'' is an example of
A
hyperbole
B
litotes
C
euphemism
D
paradox
correct option: a
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Through the trees l'll hear a single ringing sound, a cowbell jingle. The underlined illustrate _ rhyme.
A
end
B
decasyllabic
C
intenal
D
dimeter
correct option: a
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A literary work is a satire when it
A
finds fault
B
humorously criticises to improve a situation
C
provokes laughter
D
teaches a lesson for social improvement
correct option: b
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Foreshadowing is a device used to
A
prepare the reader for the direction a plot will take
B
introduce the plot
C
shed light on events through background information
D
recall the past
correct option: a
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A mountain of fufu was placed before the hungry visitors. The device used above is
A
hyperbole
B
euphemism
C
alliteration
D
assonance
correct option: a
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