Waec Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1316:

• WAEC 2018

A poem which celebrates simple country life is___________

A. A dirge
B. An ode
C. An epic
D. A pastoral

Question 1317:

• WAEC 2018

Oh spite! Oh Hell!! I see you are all bent
To set aganist me for your merriment.

The lines illustrate__________

A. Epitaph
B. Epigram
C. Apostrophe
D. Allusion

Question 1318:

• WAEC 2018

Hamartia, in a literary work refers to a hero's_________

A. Tragic flaw
B. Inordinate ambition
C. Strength of character
D. Good works

Question 1319:

• WAEC 2018

Who lied in the chapel
Now lies in the Abbey

The dominant device used is___________-

A. Paradox
B. Pun
C. Chiasmus
D. Zeugma

Question 1320:

• WAEC 2018

A short play perfomed during the pause between the acts of a longer play is____________-

A. An Interlude
B. An epilogue
C. A prologue
D. An interval