Waec Literature in English 2021 Past Questions and Answers

Question 41:

• WAEC 2021

Read the extract below and answer questions 41 to 45
X: I pray thee, gentle mortal, sing again;
Mine ear is much enamoured of thy note;
So is mine eye enthralled to thy shape;
And thy fair virtue's force perforce doth move me
On the first view, to say, to swear, I love thee.

Y: Methinks, mistress, you should have little reason for that: ...
(Act llI, Scene One, Lines 116-121)


Speaker X is ____________

A. Titania
B. Hippolyta
C. Snout
D. Oberon

Question 42:

• WAEC 2021

Read the extract below and answer questions 41 to 45
X: I pray thee, gentle mortal, sing again;
Mine ear is much enamoured of thy note;
So is mine eye enthralled to thy shape;
And thy fair virtue's force perforce doth move me
On the first view, to say, to swear, I love thee.

Y: Methinks, mistress, you should have little reason for that: ...
(Act llI, Scene One, Lines 116-121)


Speaker X has just ____________

A. Escaped from the city
B. Fallen into a world of dreams
C. Woken up from an induced sleep
D. Abandoned a loved one

Question 43:

• WAEC 2021

Read the extract below and answer questions 41 to 45
X: I pray thee, gentle mortal, sing again;
Mine ear is much enamoured of thy note;
So is mine eye enthralled to thy shape;
And thy fair virtue's force perforce doth move me
On the first view, to say, to swear, I love thee.

Y: Methinks, mistress, you should have little reason for that: ...
(Act llI, Scene One, Lines 116-121)


Speaker Y is ____________

A. Quince
B. Lysander
C. Demetrius
D. Bottom

Question 44:

• WAEC 2021

Read the extract below and answer questions 41 to 45
X: I pray thee, gentle mortal, sing again;
Mine ear is much enamoured of thy note;
So is mine eye enthralled to thy shape;
And thy fair virtue's force perforce doth move me
On the first view, to say, to swear, I love thee.

Y: Methinks, mistress, you should have little reason for that: ...
(Act llI, Scene One, Lines 116-121)


Speaker Y is a member of ____________

A. Theseus' retinue
B. Titania's retinue
C. The group of actors
D. The group of lovers

Question 45:

• WAEC 2021

Read the extract below and answer questions 41 to 45
X: I pray thee, gentle mortal, sing again;
Mine ear is much enamoured of thy note;
So is mine eye enthralled to thy shape;
And thy fair virtue's force perforce doth move me
On the first view, to say, to swear, I love thee.

Y: Methinks, mistress, you should have little reason for that: ...
(Act llI, Scene One, Lines 116-121)


Speaker X's speech can be described as a ____________

A. Satire
B. Conceit
C. Paradox
D. Parody