Waec Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1041:

• WAEC 2014

A stanza of four lines is a

A. Couplet
B. Quintet
C. Septet
D. Quatrain

Question 1042:

• WAEC 2014

_ in drama operates against a character who is unawares of a situation which the audience know about

A. Verbal irony
B. Dramatic irony
C. Satire
D. Parody

Question 1043:

• WAEC 2014

Read the extract and answer question
Said the Lion: ''On music I dote
But something is wrong with my throat
When I practice a scale
The listeners quail
And flee at the first note''.
What type of poem is this?

A. Epic
B. Limerick
C. Ode
D. Sonnet

Question 1044:

• WAEC 2014

Read the extract and answer question
Said the Lion: ''On music I dote
But something is wrong with my throat
When I practice a scale
The listeners quail
And flee at the first note''.
The rhyme scheme of the poem is

A. Aabba
B. Ababa
C. Ababb
D. Abbaa

Question 1045:

• WAEC 2014

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
Read the passage and answer the question
The goldsmith at work is a priest at the altar . As though he was were performing the Eucharist, he is engaged in deliberate motions of reverence. The small vials of various liquids such as mercury are little vessels of communion wine. The minuscule rings of intricately crafted gold are like miniature wafers.
He dips one tiny ring into a liquid, lifts it up to the sky and presses it onto a space in the growing length of necklace. It fits- it is like dipping bread into wine and slipping it between the parted lips of a communicant.
Our lent vigils are not as solemn as the goldsmith's silent solemnity that directs his work. We look on as the wizardry of the master matter craftsman displays itself. We are held in thrall....
The subject matter of the passage is

A. A goldsmith at work
B. Celebrating the Eucharist
C. A priest at the altar
D. Communion wine and wafers