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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Waec Literature In English Questions

Question 1316:
A poem which celebrates simple country life is___________
  • A A dirge
  • B An ode
  • C An epic
  • D A pastoral
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Question 1317:
Oh spite! Oh Hell!! I see you are all bent
To set aganist me for your merriment.

The lines illustrate__________
  • A Epitaph
  • B Epigram
  • C Apostrophe
  • D Allusion
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Question 1318:
Hamartia, in a literary work refers to a hero's_________
  • A Tragic flaw
  • B Inordinate ambition
  • C Strength of character
  • D Good works
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Question 1319:
Who lied in the chapel
Now lies in the Abbey


The dominant device used is___________-
  • A Paradox
  • B Pun
  • C Chiasmus
  • D Zeugma
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Question 1320:
A short play perfomed during the pause between the acts of a longer play is____________-
  • A An Interlude
  • B An epilogue
  • C A prologue
  • D An interval
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