Waec Literature In English Past Questions For Year 2022
Question 11
Men swift to see things done , do not run their commanding.
The words in italics exemplify
- A. pun
- B. end rhyme
- C. internal rhyme
- D. paradox
Question 12
Disguise in drama mostly portrays the theme of
- A. known identity
- B. plain identity
- C. unknown identity
- D. mistaken identity
Question 13
The warriors conquered my men and my country illustrates the use of
- A. Paradox
- B. Litotes
- C. Parallelism
- D. Zeugma
Question 14
A word or a phrase that is repeated at regular intervals in a poem or a play is a
- A. dirge
- B. refrain
- C. lullaby
- D. verse
Question 15
Read the extract below and answer the following questions
A little learning is a dangerous thing:
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring
The shallow droughts intoxicate the brain
And drinking largely sobers us again
Lines 3 and 4 illustrate
- A. antithesis
- B. oxymoron
- C. anti-climax
- D. metonymy
