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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Waec Literature In English Questions

Question 896:
Read the following lines and answer the question
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
  • A Paradox
  • B Litotes
  • C Hyperbole
  • D Metaphor
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Question 897:
Read the following lines and answer the question
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
  • A Antithesis
  • B Pun
  • C Onomatopoeia
  • D Euphemism
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Question 898:
Read the following lines and answer the question
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
  • A Alliteration
  • B Repetition
  • C Assonance
  • D Consonance
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Question 899:
Identify the odd item
  • A Poetry
  • B Prose
  • C Melodrama
  • D Drama
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Question 900:
The clash of interest that originates from opposing forces in literature is
  • A Climax
  • B Denouement
  • C Conflict
  • D Aside
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