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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Waec Literature In English Questions

Question 16:
In a novel, the antagonist is
  • A A fully developed character
  • B A flat character
  • C The main female character
  • D The archrival of the hero
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Question 17:
Read the extract below and answer this question.
The pattering rain was kicking up little
explosions of dust in the glade.He heard the faint whisper of the stream as it stole across
the land and disappeared into the bush.
The figure of speech underlined in line 1 is
  • A Assonance
  • B Consonance
  • C Onomatopoeia
  • D Alliteration
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Question 18:
Read the extract below and answer this question.
The pattering rain was kicking up little
explosions of dust in the glade.He heard the faint whisper of the stream as it stole across
the land and disappeared into the bush.
The underline expression in line regular pattern of
  • A Vowels and consonants
  • B Long and short words
  • C Stressed and unstressed syllables
  • D Stressed syllables and rhymes
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Question 19:
Which of the following is an African poet?
  • A Dennis Brutus
  • B William Wordsworth
  • C Rober Frost
  • D W.B.Yeats
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Question 20:
In a play, a long speech by a single character in the presence of other characters is called
  • A Soliloguy
  • B Monologue
  • C Aside
  • D Prologue
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