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Waec 2017 Literature in English Past QuestionsQuestion 26:We did not go to school on that Friday morning. The night before had been rough. It was turbulent and scary. The strange cry "non-indigenes must go" rent the air. Little did i Known what it meant. That carry all the same haunted me in my sleep. My dreams were horrible. Why was mum so troubled? Why was Dad suddenly so pale and sickly? That night Mum and Dad had a forboding silence. They looked at each other, they did not smile. They were utterly silent. Their silence spoke millions. Fear rules the night. When the family bell summoned us to the family altar, it seemed that it tolled its last for the humans. Death smelled in the air, death was in the eyes..... But why? We were not told. Yes during the prayer at the family altar, Dad had told us there was trouble in town. No one who was a non-indigene was safe. The passage is__________ A. In First person B. In Third Person C. A Dialogue D. Monologue Question 27:I know not, Amina When again on your brightness of smile My eyes will rest awhile Nor when again of your softness of voice My ears will rest awhile When again into the silver moonshine You early at night or late venture As is your wont in weather fine Astute, awake in bed as doters may, i'll lie Dreaming of grasping your velvety texture The first stanza is a ____________ A. Tercet B. Couplet C. Quatrain D. Sestet Question 28:I know not, Amina When again on your brightness of smile My eyes will rest awhile Nor when again of your softness of voice My ears will rest awhile When again into the silver moonshine You early at night or late venture As is your wont in weather fine Astute, awake in bed as doters may, i'll lie Dreaming of grasping your velvety texture The poem evokes the senses of_______ A. Smell and Sight B. Smell and Hearing C. Sight and Hearing D. Touch and Smell Question 29:I know not, Amina When again on your brightness of smile My eyes will rest awhile Nor when again of your softness of voice My ears will rest awhile When again into the silver moonshine You early at night or late venture As is your wont in weather fine Astute, awake in bed as doters may, i'll lie Dreaming of grasping your velvety texture The dominant literary device used in the poem is_____________ A. Allusion B. Repetition C. Allegory D. Metonymy Question 30:I know not, Amina When again on your brightness of smile My eyes will rest awhile Nor when again of your softness of voice My ears will rest awhile When again into the silver moonshine You early at night or late venture As is your wont in weather fine Astute, awake in bed as doters may, i'll lie Dreaming of grasping your velvety texture The poet's tone is one of__________ A. Anxiety B. Defiance C. Nostalgia D. Regret |
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