2017 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 1
A praise poem is ____________
A Panegyric is a formal public speech, or (in later use) written verse, delivered in high praise of a person or thing, a generally highly studied and undiscriminating eulogy, not expected to be critical.
A literary work in which the characters are animals is a ____________
A Fable is a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters
A short single act drama is called____________
A playlet can be definied as a short play or dramatic piece.
Through the trees, I'll hear a single
Ringing sound, a cowbell jingle
The underlined is an example of____________ryhme
End rhyme is defined as when a poem has lines ending with words that sound the same.
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__________-
Yet, let me flap this bug with gilded wings,
This painted child of dirt, that stinks and stings
The poets intention is to___________
Yet, let me flap this bug with gilded wings,
This painted child of dirt, that stinks and stings
The lines illustrates________
A play on words for literary effect is_________
Pun can be defined as a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.
| synonyms: | play on words |
"Its a matter of sad joy" Iillustrates__________
An oxymoron is a term for a figure of speech. It is made up of two or more words that seem to be opposite to each other, or actually are opposite.
The leading character in a literary work is the________
A protagonist (from Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής (protagonistes), meaning 'one who plays the first part, chief actor') is the leading character of a story. Theprotagonist is at the center of the story, makes the key decisions, and experiences the consequences of those decisions.