2010 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 2
11
''The strong gongs groaming as the guns born far'' illustrates
A
metonymy
B
refrain
C
onomatopoeia
D
repetition
12
Pick the odd item out of the options listed
A
Euphemism
B
Oxymoron
C
Hyperbole
D
Rhythm
13
''Poetry gets bored of being alone. It wants to go outdoors to chew on the winds''
The dominant figure of speech in the above lines is
The dominant figure of speech in the above lines is
A
Paradox
B
pun
C
Parallelism
D
personification
14
The central idea of a story or a poem is the
A
title
B
climax
C
theme
D
conflict
15
An emphasis placed on a syllable in pronunciation is
A
meter
B
rhythm
C
accent
D
rhyme
16
The timing and location of a literary work is
A
theme
B
plot
C
setting
D
atmosphere
17
The elegy
A
conforms to a fixed pattern of lines
B
is set in the countryside
C
has a mournful tone
D
celebrates heroic deeds
18
The major genres of Literature are
A
fiction, non-fiction, drama
B
prose, farce, comedy
C
prose, drama, poetry
D
poetry, prose, fiction
19
Pick the odd item out of the options listed
A
the joys of the motherhood
B
sons and daughters
C
a man for all seasons
D
the last duty
20
''My bounty is as boundless as the sea
My love as deep'' The above lines illustrate
My love as deep'' The above lines illustrate
A
epigram
B
hyperbole
C
apostrophe
D
parody
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