WAEC - Literature In English (2021)

1
Something a character says on stage that is meant for the audience alone is
Answer
(D)
an aside
2
A pause within a line of poetry is
Answer
(B)
a caesura
3
A recurring idea, image, or a group of images that unifies a work of literature is
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(A)
motif
4

When you are old and grey and full of sleep.

The rhythmic pattern of the above line is

Answer
(D)
iambic
5
An inscription on a tombstone is an
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(A)
epitaph
6
A three-line stanza, rhymed ABA, BCB, CDC is a
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(C)
terza rima
7
The chorus normally features prominently in
Answer
(D)
drama
8
A story which explains a natural phenomenon or justifies the beliefs of a society is A. myth B. legend C. motif D. fable
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(A)
myth
9
The dominant literary device is 
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(B)
the rhetorical question
10
does it stink like rotten meat? makes use of the sense of
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(D)
smell
11
The mood of the poem is one of
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(B)
doubt
12
a short play performed in the pause between the act of a longer play is 
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(B)
interlude
13
The most intense part of a conflict is the
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(B)
climax
14
I feel a million times better than I felt yesterday is
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(D)
a hyperbole
15
ldentify the odd item:
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(B)
literary appreciation
16
A dramatist is someone who....plays
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(A)
writes
17
Nando's family lives within the lower income bracket illustrates 
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(D)
euphemism
18
A dramatic performance without words is 
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(A)
mime
19
Utopia is a term used to describe
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(D)
ideal societies
20
The lawyer addressed the bench illustrates
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(D)
metonymy
21
The dominant feeling in the passage is that of
Answer
(A)
nostalgia
22
The feelings is conveyed by the
Answer
(C)
tender care of his mother
23
The dominant literary device in the passage is
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(D)
parallelism
24
. ..and he had rushed at them, scattering them as some strieked and some laughed illustrates
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(A)
onomatopoeia
25
The main character is
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(B)
inquisitive
26
The poem is about 
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(D)
appearances
27
The poet's tone is 
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(D)
compliant
28
The rhyme scheme of the first stanza is
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(C)
aabbc
29
The dominant mood is one of
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(A)
sadness
30
We wear the mask that grins and lies illustrate
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(B)
personification
31

Speaker X is

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(C)
Demetrius
32

Speaker Y is

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(D)
Helena
33

Speaker X sees Speaker Y

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(B)
as a past lover
34

Both speakers are in the woods

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(C)
for different reasons
35

Night evolves in the speakers' 

Answer
(B)
contracting feelings
36

The speaker is A. Bottom B. PeaseblossomC.

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(C)
Quince
37

The speaker is addressing

Answer
(C)
actors
38

They intend to rehearse the play

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(B)
Pyramus and Thisby
39
The rehearsal is in preparation for
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(C)
Theseus' wedding
40

The main actors will be 

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(D)
Quince and Bottom
41

Speaker X is

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(A)
Titania
42

Speaker X has just

Answer
(C)
woken up from an induced sleep
43

Speaker Y is

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(D)
Bottom
44

Speaker Y is a member of

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(C)
the group of actors
45

Speaker X's speech can be described as a

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(D)
parody