Waec Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 821:

• WAEC 2011

A literary work is a satire when it

A. Finds fault
B. Humorously criticises to improve a situation
C. Provokes laughter
D. Teaches a lesson for social improvement

Question 822:

• WAEC 2011

Foreshadowing is a device used to

A. Prepare the reader for the direction a plot will take
B. Introduce the plot
C. Shed light on events through background information
D. Recall the past

Question 823:

• WAEC 2011

A mountain of fufu was placed before the hungry visitors. The device used above is

A. Hyperbole
B. Euphemism
C. Alliteration
D. Assonance

Question 824:

• WAEC 2011

A patter of beats to denote movement in poetry is

A. Refrain
B. Rhyme
C. Scansion
D. Metre

Question 825:

• WAEC 2011

Read the extract and answer the question
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
The extract is an example of a/an

A. Dirge
B. Epigram
C. Oxymoron
D. Parody