2015 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 2

11
Read the stanza and the question
Pan, O great Pan, to thee
Thus do we sing!
Thou who keep'st chaste and free
As the young spring:
Ever be thy honour spake
From that place the more is broke
To the place day doth unyoke

Pan is used here as
A
an allusion
B
symbol
C
irony
D
metonymy
correct option: b
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12
Read the stanza and the question
Pan, O great Pan, to thee
Thus do we sing!
Thou who keep'st chaste and free
As the young spring:
Ever be thy honour spake
From that place the more is broke
To the place day doth unyoke

The rhyme scheme of the stanza is
A
abcabcc
B
ababcdd
C
babacc
D
bcbccaa
correct option: b
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13
A metrical foot in which a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable is
A
iambic
B
spondaic
C
trochaic
D
dactylic
correct option: c
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14
........... Is the location of the action of the plot
A
Setting
B
Narrative technique
C
Point of view
D
Characterization
correct option: a
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15
A ballad is essentially a ........... poem
A
descriptive
B
dramatic
C
pastoral
D
narrative
correct option: d
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16
The first four lines of the Shakespearan sonnet rhyme
A
abcd
B
abba
C
abab
D
cdcd
correct option: b
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17
A story in which characters or actions represent abstract ideas or moral qualities is
A
an epic
B
a legend
C
an allegory
D
a satire
correct option: c
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18
The use of imagery in prose or verse
A
appeals to the senses
B
develops the plot
C
creates confusion
D
obscures meaning
correct option: a
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19
Use the line to answer the questions.
'Our leaders will not compromise freedom
Nor will our heads give up liberty.'

The lines illustrate
A
soliloquy
B
parallelism
C
dialogue
D
contrast
correct option: b
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20
'heads' in the second line is an example of
A
synecdoche
B
inversion
C
epithet
D
conceit
correct option: a
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