Waec Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 896:

• WAEC 2012

Read the following lines and answer the question
But since, alas! frail beauty must decay,
curled or uncurled, since looks will turn to gray;
since painted or unpainted, all shall fade.
A literary device used in the first line is

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

Question 897:

• WAEC 2012

Read the following lines and answer the question
But since, alas! frail beauty must decay,
curled or uncurled, since looks will turn to gray;
since painted or unpainted, all shall fade.
The device used in the second and third lines is

A. Antithesis
B. Pun
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Euphemism

Question 898:

• WAEC 2012

Read the following lines and answer the question
But since, alas! frail beauty must decay,
curled or uncurled, since looks will turn to gray;
since painted or unpainted, all shall fade.
The use of the word 'since' illustrates

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

Question 899:

• WAEC 2012

Identify the odd item

A. Poetry
B. Prose
C. Melodrama
D. Drama

Question 900:

• WAEC 2012

The clash of interest that originates from opposing forces in literature is

A. Climax
B. Denouement
C. Conflict
D. Aside