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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Waec Literature In English Questions

Question 326:
Read the extract below and answer the question
Lock up my doors, and when you hear the drumAnd the vile squealing of the wry-necked fife.
Clamber not you up to the casements then
Nor thrust you up to the casements then
TO GAZE ON CHRISTIAN FOOLS WITH VARNISHED FACES.
(Act 11 sc V)
The dominant literary device used in the extract is
  • A Allusion
  • B Irony
  • C Symbolism
  • D Metonymy
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Question 327:
Read the extract below and answer the question
Lock up my doors, and when you hear the drumAnd the vile squealing of the wry-necked fife.
Clamber not you up to the casements then
Nor thrust you up to the casements then
TO GAZE ON CHRISTIAN FOOLS WITH VARNISHED FACES.
(Act 11 sc V)
The person addressed is
  • A Bassanio
  • B Antonio
  • C Launcelot
  • D Jessica
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Question 328:
Read the extract below and answer the question
Lock up my doors, and when you hear the drumAnd the vile squealing of the wry-necked fife.
Clamber not you up to the casements then
Nor thrust you up to the casements then
TO GAZE ON CHRISTIAN FOOLS WITH VARNISHED FACES.
(Act 11 sc V)
After this scene the person addressed
  • A Portrays love for his suitor
  • B Informs of the loss at sea
  • C Elopes with her lover
  • D Delivers letter to a suitor
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Question 329:
A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a
  • A Balled
  • B Pastoral
  • C Folkale
  • D Romance
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Question 330:
A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a
  • A Balled
  • B Pastoral
  • C Folkale
  • D Romance
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