2012 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 2

The use of dialogue, creates a/an _ effect

One of the following is not a form of poetry

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But since, alas! frail beauty must decay,
curled or uncurled, since looks will turn to gray;
since painted or unpainted, all shall fade.

A literary device used in the first line is

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But since, alas! frail beauty must decay,
curled or uncurled, since looks will turn to gray;
since painted or unpainted, all shall fade.

The device used in the second and third lines is

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But since, alas! frail beauty must decay,
curled or uncurled, since looks will turn to gray;
since painted or unpainted, all shall fade.

The use of the word 'since' illustrates

Identify the odd item

The clash of interest that originates from opposing forces in literature is

A major character whose flaws combine with external forces that lead to his downfall is a

Which of the following is not a drama?

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

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I wonder how long, you awful parasite
Shall share me this little bed,
And make me, from sweet dreams be lost
By sucking blood from my poor head.

I should but say man has much
Blood, which you and your families do feed
on; for supper, dinner, and lunch,
And besides, you do in my bed breed.

Clever thou art, tiny creature;
You attend me when I am deep asleep;
When thou art sure, I cant you capture,
Just as the time I snore deep.

''Tis so strange that before twilight,
The bed clear of you would seem;
For not one you is in my sight
As if your presence was in a dream.

The poem is about a