Waec Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 816:

• WAEC 2011

Verbal irony occurs when a speaker on stage

A. Says the opposite of what the speaker means
B. Is misunderstood
C. Tries to deceive the audience
D. Is alone

Question 817:

• WAEC 2011

A humorous scene in a play intended to ease tension is

A. Climax
B. Tragi-comedy
C. Comedy
D. Comic relief

Question 818:

• WAEC 2011

A dead metaphor is one that is

A. Overused and ineffective
B. Exteneded in meaining
C. Implied
D. Mixed

Question 819:

• WAEC 2011

''My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep'' is an example of

A. Hyperbole
B. Litotes
C. Euphemism
D. Paradox

Question 820:

• WAEC 2011

Through the trees l'll hear a single ringing sound, a cowbell jingle. The underlined illustrate _ rhyme.

A. End
B. Decasyllabic
C. Intenal
D. Dimeter