Waec Literature in English 1999 Past Questions and Answers

Question 16:

• WAEC 1999

A stanza of four lines is a (n)

A. Octave
B. Couplet
C. Quatrain
D. Tercet

Question 17:

• WAEC 1999

A sonnet is made up of a rhyming sestet and two

A. Rhyming couplets
B. Rhyming quatrains
C. Rhyming lines
D. Rhyming stanzas

Question 18:

• WAEC 1999

The climax in a literary work is the

A. Middle of the work
B. Beginning of the story
C. Central part of the dialogue
D. Most intense point of the conflict

Question 19:

• WAEC 1999

Which of the following is not a type of drama?

A. Burleque
B. Resolution
C. Tragedy
D. Pantomime

Question 20:

• WAEC 1999

The main effect of comedy on an audience is

A. Anxiety
B. Sadness
C. Laughter
D. Suspense