Waec Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1176:

• WAEC 2016

A Poem that celebrates an object, person or event is

A. A sonnet
B. A dirge
C. An ode
D. A balled

Question 1177:

• WAEC 2016

''That it will rain is not unlike'' illustrates the use of

A. Irony
B. Lilotes
C. Metaphor
D. Metonymy

Question 1178:

• WAEC 2016

An...... is an indirect and usually unfavourable remark

A. Allusion
B. Irony
C. Aside
D. Innuendo

Question 1179:

• WAEC 2016

'Many hands make light work' illustrates the use of

A. Zeugma
B. Hyperbole
C. Metonymy
D. Synecdoche

Question 1180:

• WAEC 2016

Through ........ the ills of society are criticised with the objective of having them corrected

A. Dramatic irony
B. Comic relief
C. Satire
D. Farce