Waec Literature in English 2008 Past Questions and Answers

Question 21:

• WAEC 2008

A piece of writing or speech at the beginning of a work of art is the

A. Prologue
B. Dialogue
C. Monologue
D. Epilogue

Question 22:

• WAEC 2008

UNSEEN POETRY AND PROSE
Read the poem and answer the question
At the onset of the rain
The drought-stricken land
Suck up the wetness
And the gates to the field
Are flung widely open.
It is the signal for planting!
It is time for joyous toiling!
At various times of day
The hard and erect hoe
Would thrust and dig deep
Into the receiving wet soil.
Seeds on different quantities
Seeds of varying potency
Are broadcasted in layers
Into the womb of the earth
With time and much labour
The seed now transformed
Blossoms and grows into new life!
The subject matter of the extract is

A. Harvesting
B. Rain
C. Time
D. Farming

Question 23:

• WAEC 2008

UNSEEN POETRY AND PROSE
Read the poem and answer the question
At the onset of the rain
The drought-stricken land
Suck up the wetness
And the gates to the field
Are flung widely open.
It is the signal for planting!
It is time for joyous toiling!
At various times of day
The hard and erect hoe
Would thrust and dig deep
Into the receiving wet soil.
Seeds on different quantities
Seeds of varying potency
Are broadcasted in layers
Into the womb of the earth
With time and much labour
The seed now transformed
Blossoms and grows into new life!
The dominant device used in the extract is

A. Metaphor
B. Paradox
C. Symbolism
D. Simile

Question 24:

• WAEC 2008

UNSEEN POETRY AND PROSE
Read the poem and answer the question
At the onset of the rain
The drought-stricken land
Suck up the wetness
And the gates to the field
Are flung widely open.
It is the signal for planting!
It is time for joyous toiling!
At various times of day
The hard and erect hoe
Would thrust and dig deep
Into the receiving wet soil.
Seeds on different quantities
Seeds of varying potency
Are broadcasted in layers
Into the womb of the earth
With time and much labour
The seed now transformed
Blossoms and grows into new life!
''The hard and erect hoe'' connotes

A. Uprooting of weeds
B. The sowing of seeds
C. Digging of the soil
D. Farming implement

Question 25:

• WAEC 2008

UNSEEN POETRY AND PROSE
Read the poem and answer the question
At the onset of the rain
The drought-stricken land
Suck up the wetness
And the gates to the field
Are flung widely open.
It is the signal for planting!
It is time for joyous toiling!
At various times of day
The hard and erect hoe
Would thrust and dig deep
Into the receiving wet soil.
Seeds on different quantities
Seeds of varying potency
Are broadcasted in layers
Into the womb of the earth
With time and much labour
The seed now transformed
Blossoms and grows into new life!
''Joyous toiling'' is an example of

A. Onomatopeia
B. Oxymoron
C. Irony
D. Metaphor