2017 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 1
1
A praise poem is ____________
A
A Ballad
B
A Panegyric
C
An Allegory
D
An Epigram
2
A literary work in which the characters are animals is a ____________
A
Lampoon
B
Fable
C
Parody
D
Pantomine
3
A short single act drama is called____________
A
Opera
B
Allusion
C
Farce
D
Playlet
4
Through the trees, I'll hear a single
Ringing sound, a cowbell jingle
The underlined is an example of____________ryhme
A
End
B
Feminine
C
Internal
D
Masculine
5
Yet, let me flap this bug with gilded wings,
This painted child of dirt, that stinks and stings
The alliteration in stinks and stings effectively conveys__________-
A
Distaste
B
Admiration
C
Indifference
D
Approval
6
Yet, let me flap this bug with gilded wings,
This painted child of dirt, that stinks and stings
The poets intention is to___________
A
Create Humor
B
Arouse sympathy
C
Create fun
D
Show Contempt
7
Yet, let me flap this bug with gilded wings,
This painted child of dirt, that stinks and stings
The lines illustrates________
A
Blank Verse
B
End ryhme
C
Internal rhyme
D
Free Verse
8
A play on words for literary effect is_________
A
A Paradox
B
A Pun
C
A Satire
D
An Elegy
9
"Its a matter of sad joy" Iillustrates__________
A
Metonymy
B
Oxymoron
C
Euphemism
D
Irony
10
The leading character in a literary work is the________
A
Foil
B
Villain
C
Antagonist
D
Protagonist
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