Waec Literature In English Past Questions For Year 2021

Question 1

An inscription on a tombstone is an

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  • A. epitaph
  • B. epistle
  • C. epigram
  • D. ode
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Question 2

When you are old and grey and full of sleep.

The rhythmic pattern of the above line is

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  • A. anapestic
  • B. dactylic
  • C. trochaic
  • D. iambic
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Question 3

A recurring idea, image, or a group of images that unifies a work of literature is

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  • A. motif
  • B. allusion
  • C. legend
  • D. anecdote
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Question 4

A pause within a line of poetry is

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  • A. an alliteration
  • B. a caesura
  • C. a metre
  • D. an assonance
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Question 5

Something a character says on stage that is meant for the audience alone is

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  • A. an epilogue
  • B. a mine
  • C. a soliloguy
  • D. an aside
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