Waec Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 971:

• WAEC 2013

''The pen is mightier than the sword'' is an example of

A. Symbol
B. Metaphor
C. Metonymy
D. Oxymoron

Question 972:

• WAEC 2013

In a play, unfolding events reach their peak in the

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

Question 973:

• WAEC 2013

''But at my back I always hear
Time's winged chariot hurrying near'' illustrates

A. Metaphor
B. Apostrophe
C. Oxymoron
D. Metonymy

Question 974:

• WAEC 2013

A short witty saying is a/an

A. Epitaph
B. Sonnet
C. Limerick
D. Epigram

Question 975:

• WAEC 2013

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
Read the poem and answer the question
As they trooped off down the field with their sullen dogs, the farmer started the tractor up and the cutter blade blurred into life
Left alone, Grooby sank into a shocked stupor. His mind whirled around like a fly that dared not alight. A blank vacancy held him. He seemed unable to move, even to wipe away the sweat that collected in his eyebrows and leaked down into his eyes. He sensed that the sun had settled over the earth, so that the air was actually burning gas. He watched the tractor dwindle in the bottom of the field, as if it were melting into a glittering muddle in the haze.
''...the cutter blade blurred into life''.
The above expression appeals to the sense of

A. Hearing
B. Touch
C. Sight
D. Taste