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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Waec Literature In English Questions

Question 241:
A literary work that ridicules ideas or the follies of people is a/an
  • A Satire
  • B Elegy
  • C Lullaby
  • D Masque
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Question 242:
In ''the wretched beggar cleaned his nails with dry saliva'' the device used is
  • A Anti-climax
  • B Oxymoron
  • C Anecdote
  • D Antithesis
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Question 243:
A symbolic representation of ideas, actions and situations in a work of art is a/an
  • A Fable
  • B Allegory
  • C Romance
  • D Parody
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Question 244:
''The cell is a cruel place; sometimes a haven'', illustrates the use of
  • A Paradox
  • B Sarcasm
  • C Anti-climax
  • D Personification
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Question 245:
An elegy is a poem that usually expresses a state of
  • A Euphoria
  • B Confusion and chaos
  • C Grandeur
  • D Sorrow and grief
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