Waec Literature in English 2013 Past Questions and Answers

Question 26:

• WAEC 2013

Read the poem and answer the question
I'm going soldering:Mad the rhythm runs
With drumming and with trumpeting
And glory of the guns.
I've come home again:
I know that blood is red;
I know how sodden falls the rain
Where flesh lies dead.
The theme of the poem is best described as the

A. Love of war
B. Glory of war
C. Excitement of war
D. Reality of war

Question 27:

• WAEC 2013

Read the poem and answer the question
I'm going soldering:Mad the rhythm runs
With drumming and with trumpeting
And glory of the guns.
I've come home again:
I know that blood is red;
I know how sodden falls the rain
Where flesh lies dead.
''Mad the rhythm runs'' is an example of

A. Pathos
B. Oxymoron
C. Bathos
D. Inversion

Question 28:

• WAEC 2013

Read the poem and answer the question
I'm going soldering:Mad the rhythm runs
With drumming and with trumpeting
And glory of the guns.
I've come home again:
I know that blood is red;
I know how sodden falls the rain
Where flesh lies dead.
The rhyme scheme in the first stanza is

A. Aabb
B. Abab
C. Abbaa
D. Aabc

Question 29:

• WAEC 2013

Read the poem and answer the question
I'm going soldering:Mad the rhythm runs
With drumming and with trumpeting
And glory of the guns.
I've come home again:
I know that blood is red;
I know how sodden falls the rain
Where flesh lies dead.
The dominant sound device in the second stanza is

A. Alliteration
B. Assonance
C. Onomatopeia
D. Repetition

Question 30:

• WAEC 2013

Read the poem and answer the question
I'm going soldering:Mad the rhythm runs
With drumming and with trumpeting
And glory of the guns.
I've come home again:
I know that blood is red;
I know how sodden falls the rain
Where flesh lies dead.
The two contrasting moods in the poem is are

A. Sadness and hope
B. Bravery and cowardice
C. Excitement and disappointment
D. Calmness and anxiety