Waec Literature in English 2012 Past Questions and Answers

Question 21:

• WAEC 2012

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
Read the poem and answer the question
I wonder how long, you awful parasite
Shall share me this little bed,
And make me, from sweet dreams be lost
By sucking blood from my poor head.
I should but say man has much
Blood, which you and your families do feed
on; for supper, dinner, and lunch,
And besides, you do in my bed breed.
Clever thou art, tiny creature;
You attend me when I am deep asleep;
When thou art sure, I cant you capture,
Just as the time I snore deep.
''Tis so strange that before twilight,
The bed clear of you would seem;
For not one you is in my sight
As if your presence was in a dream.
The poem is about a

A. Nightmare
B. Dream
C. Raid of bugs
D. Raid of mosquitoes

Question 22:

• WAEC 2012

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
Read the poem and answer the question
I wonder how long, you awful parasite
Shall share me this little bed,
And make me, from sweet dreams be lost
By sucking blood from my poor head.
I should but say man has much
Blood, which you and your families do feed
on; for supper, dinner, and lunch,
And besides, you do in my bed breed.
Clever thou art, tiny creature;
You attend me when I am deep asleep;
When thou art sure, I cant you capture,
Just as the time I snore deep.
''Tis so strange that before twilight,
The bed clear of you would seem;
For not one you is in my sight
As if your presence was in a dream.
The poem is generally made up of

A. Rhyming couplets
B. Heroic couplets
C. End-stopped lines
D. Run-on lines

Question 23:

• WAEC 2012

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
Read the poem and answer the question
I wonder how long, you awful parasite
Shall share me this little bed,
And make me, from sweet dreams be lost
By sucking blood from my poor head.
I should but say man has much
Blood, which you and your families do feed
on; for supper, dinner, and lunch,
And besides, you do in my bed breed.
Clever thou art, tiny creature;
You attend me when I am deep asleep;
When thou art sure, I cant you capture,
Just as the time I snore deep.
''Tis so strange that before twilight,
The bed clear of you would seem;
For not one you is in my sight
As if your presence was in a dream.
The poem is a/an

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

Question 24:

• WAEC 2012

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
Read the poem and answer the question
I wonder how long, you awful parasite
Shall share me this little bed,
And make me, from sweet dreams be lost
By sucking blood from my poor head.
I should but say man has much
Blood, which you and your families do feed
on; for supper, dinner, and lunch,
And besides, you do in my bed breed.
Clever thou art, tiny creature;
You attend me when I am deep asleep;
When thou art sure, I cant you capture,
Just as the time I snore deep.
''Tis so strange that before twilight,
The bed clear of you would seem;
For not one you is in my sight
As if your presence was in a dream.
The poet's mood is one of

A. Sarcasm
B. Indifference
C. Joy
D. Despair

Question 25:

• WAEC 2012

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
Read the poem and answer the question
I wonder how long, you awful parasite
Shall share me this little bed,
And make me, from sweet dreams be lost
By sucking blood from my poor head.
I should but say man has much
Blood, which you and your families do feed
on; for supper, dinner, and lunch,
And besides, you do in my bed breed.
Clever thou art, tiny creature;
You attend me when I am deep asleep;
When thou art sure, I cant you capture,
Just as the time I snore deep.
''Tis so strange that before twilight,
The bed clear of you would seem;
For not one you is in my sight
As if your presence was in a dream.
The dominant attitude of the poet is one of

A. Amazement
B. Pity
C. Regret
D. Nonchalance