Waec Literature in English 2005 Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• WAEC 2005

Pick the odd item from the options below

A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Synecdoche
D. Ballad

Question 12:

• WAEC 2005

The metrical pattern in, ''In mist or cloud, On mast or shroud'' is

A. Iambic
B. Trochaic
C. Anapaestic
D. Dactylic

Question 13:

• WAEC 2005

Which of the following is a praise poem?

A. Freetown
B. Ulysses
C. Is my team ploughing?
D. Ode to the West Wind

Question 14:

• WAEC 2005

Poetry that avoids the use of regular metre is

A. Lyric
B. Lumerick
C. Free verse
D. Blank verse

Question 15:

• WAEC 2005

The mood in ''Nothing so true as what you once let fall Most women have no characters at all'' is

A. Pessimistic
B. Juibilant
C. Anticipatory
D. Optimistic