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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Waec Literature In English Questions

Question 821:
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
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Question 822:
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
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Question 823:
A mountain of fufu was placed before the hungry visitors. The device used above is
  • A Hyperbole
  • B Euphemism
  • C Alliteration
  • D Assonance
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Question 824:
A patter of beats to denote movement in poetry is
  • A Refrain
  • B Rhyme
  • C Scansion
  • D Metre
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Question 825:
Read the extract and answer the question
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
The extract is an example of a/an
  • A Dirge
  • B Epigram
  • C Oxymoron
  • D Parody
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