Waec Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1191:

• WAEC 2016

The mood of the poem is

A. Jubilant
B. Sad
C. Gloomy
D. Romantic

Question 1192:

• WAEC 2016

Read the poem and answer the question
We have come to the crossroads
And I must either leave or come with you
I lingered over the choice
But in the darkness of my doubts
You lifted the lamp of love
And I saw in your face
The road that I should take.
The poem can be described as

A. An epitaph
B. A lyric
C. A lullaby
D. An elegy

Question 1193:

• WAEC 2016

Answer all the question in this section
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Othell0
So opposite to marriage that she shunned
The wealthy, curled darlings of our nation,Run from her guardage to the sooty bosom
Of such a thing as thou to fear, not to delight?
(Act 1, Scene Two, Lines 66 - 70)
The speaker is

A. Othello
B. Duke
C. Brabantio
D. Lago

Question 1194:

• WAEC 2016

Answer all the question in this section
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Othell0
So opposite to marriage that she shunned
The wealthy, curled darlings of our nation,Run from her guardage to the sooty bosom
Of such a thing as thou to fear, not to delight?
(Act 1, Scene Two, Lines 66 - 70)
The speaker is addressing

A. Cassio
B. Brabantio
C. Roderigo
D. Othello

Question 1195:

• WAEC 2016

Answer all the question in this section
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Othell0
So opposite to marriage that she shunned
The wealthy, curled darlings of our nation,Run from her guardage to the sooty bosom
Of such a thing as thou to fear, not to delight?
(Act 1, Scene Two, Lines 66 - 70)
''Sooty bosom'' is a metaphor for

A. A black coat
B. Othello
C. A breastplate
D. Lago