Waec Literature in English 2009 Past Questions and Answers

Question 16:

• WAEC 2009

The story of a person's life written by another is

A. History
B. Autobiography
C. Biography
D. Anthology

Question 17:

• WAEC 2009

A folktale is a

A. Novel
B. Work of ficion
C. Biography
D. Novelette

Question 18:

• WAEC 2009

A poem written in an elaborate style to address or celebrate an object or event is called

A. A ballad
B. An epic
C. A dirge
D. An ode

Question 19:

• WAEC 2009

Read the extract and answer the question
I have to thank God I'm a woman,
For in these ordered days a woman only
Is free to be very hungry, very lonely.
The dominant device in the above lines is

A. Burlesque
B. Paradox
C. Conflict
D. Irony.

Question 20:

• WAEC 2009

Read the extract and answer the question
I have to thank God I'm a woman,
For in these ordered days a woman only
Is free to be very hungry, very lonely.
The tone of the poem is one of

A. Sorrow
B. Sarcasm
C. Happiness
D. Anger