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WAEC - Literature In English (2000)

1
A short and witty poem is known as
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(B)
an epigram
2
A literary work which extols one's virtues and accomplishments is
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(A)
a eulogy
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George Orwell's Animal Farm is an example of a
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(C)
satire
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A poem of lamentation on death is
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(D)
an elegy
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The misuse of words that sound somewhat similar is
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(A)
malapropism
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The main character in a literary work is the
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(B)
protagonist
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A speech delivered by a character who is alone on the stage is
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(A)
a soliloquy
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A sonnet may be divided into an octave and a
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(C)
sestet
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''All hands on deck'' is an example of
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(D)
synecdoche
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In poetry.....consist of four lines
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(B)
a quatrain
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" Soft as he mourned, the streams forgot to flow
She flocks around a dumb compassion show "

The dominant device used in the lines above is

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(C)
pathetic fallacy
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In the above lines, ''flow,'' and ''show''
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(C)
rhyme
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The above lines constitute a
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(A)
couplet
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''I have read Shakespeare' is an example of
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(D)
metonymy
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Twelfth Night is an example of
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(B)
comedy
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In ''The fair breeze below, the white foam flew, The furrow followed free, the dominant device used is
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(C)
alliteration
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An address to an object or person not present is
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(A)
apostrophe
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The expression '' poisonous pleasure of wine'' Illustrates the use of
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(D)
oxymoron
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A non-verbal story-telling by a character on stage is
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(C)
mime
20
A character that develops with events and situations in a novel is a ......character.
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(D)
main
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The poem says that ''Joy'' is
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(B)
natural and satisfying
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The dominant device used in presenting ''Joy'' and ''Pleasure'' in the first stanza is
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(C)
personification
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The feelings associated with ''Joy'' and ''Pleasure'' in the first stanza is
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(D)
contrast
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''False glare'' refers to
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(A)
man-made light
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''Pleasure's moth'' is an example of a(n)
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(C)
metaphor
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A suitable title for the passage is the
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(B)
Agony of War
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The writer's mood is one of
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(C)
pity
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The mood is expressed through the use of
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(B)
scenery
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The attitude of the survivors is best summed up by the word
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(C)
resignation
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The device used in the last sentence is
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(C)
euphemism
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From the novel; Twelfth Night

The speaker is

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(C)
Valentine
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From the novel; Twelfth Night

''Element'' in the third line refers to the

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(C)
sun
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From the novel; Twelfth Night

The report is made to

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(D)
Orsino
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From the novel; Twelfth Night

The one referred to by the speaker is

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(B)
Olivia
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From the novel; Twelfth Night

The message is in connection with

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(B)
love
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From the novel; Twelfth Night

The above dialogue is between

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(C)
Antonio and Sebastian
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From the novel; Twelfth Night

Speaker B requests Speaker A to

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(B)
stay behind
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From the novel; Twelfth Night

Speaker B is

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(D)
sad
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From the novel; Twelfth Night

The scene of this action is

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(B)
the sea-coast
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From the novel; Twelfth Night

The underlined sentence means that my

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(C)
ill-luck may affect you
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From the novel; Twelfth Night

Speaker A is

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(C)
Duke Orsino
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From the novel; Twelfth Night

The two speakers are in

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(C)
the Duke's palace
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From the novel; Twelfth Night

The relationship between speakers A and B is

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(A)
master-servant
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From the novel; Twelfth Night

The scene reveals

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(B)
Viola's love for Orsino
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From the novel; Twelfth Night

The dialogue shows that the characters are

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(D)
both victims of unreturned love