Waec Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1336:

• WAEC 2018

Poison ivy came up like a rose
in red and thorny garb
I look, liked and did dare touch
my pals my avid touch espied
with green and frosty eyes
I should've only looked, and not leapt,
For away and over my rising moon she flew
On clipped wings of my dream
Now a song-filled air pocket of serenades
A love's wretch, my dream is a hornbill
Flightless and tottering.
My dream remains a dream still
Now my dream is a locked-up serenade

Line 2 is in iambic___________

A. Trimether
B. Tetrameter
C. Pentameter
D. Hexameter

Question 1337:

• WAEC 2018

Poison ivy came up like a rose
in red and thorny garb
I look, liked and did dare touch
my pals my avid touch espied
with green and frosty eyes
I should've only looked, and not leapt,
For away and over my rising moon she flew
On clipped wings of my dream
Now a song-filled air pocket of serenades
A love's wretch, my dream is a hornbill
Flightless and tottering.
My dream remains a dream still
Now my dream is a locked-up serenade

The last line illustrates___________

A. Parallelism
B. Contrast
C. Hyperbole
D. Metaphor

Question 1338:

• WAEC 2018

Othello: Not I. I must be found
My parts, my title, and my perfect soul
Shall manifest me rightly, is it they?
Iago: By Janus, I think so
Othello: The servants of the Duke? And my Lieutenant?
The goodness of the night upon you, friends
What is the news?
(Act 1, Scene Two, Lines 29 - 34)

Just before this, Iago advises Othello to____________

A. Stay there
B. Go in
C. Show concern
D. Be fair

Question 1339:

• WAEC 2018

Othello: Not I. I must be found
My parts, my title, and my perfect soul
Shall manifest me rightly, is it they?
Iago: By Janus, I think so
Othello: The servants of the Duke? And my Lieutenant?
The goodness of the night upon you, friends
What is the news?
(Act 1, Scene Two, Lines 29 - 34)

By Janus is_____________

A. Flashback
B. Foregrounding
C. An allusion
D. Euphemism

Question 1340:

• WAEC 2018

Othello: Not I. I must be found
My parts, my title, and my perfect soul
Shall manifest me rightly, is it they?
Iago: By Janus, I think so
Othello: The servants of the Duke? And my Lieutenant?
The goodness of the night upon you, friends
What is the news?
(Act 1, Scene Two, Lines 29 - 34)

The news Othello receives is that he must___________

A. Set sail for Cyprus
B. Reconcile the Brabantio
C. Prepare a Military strategy
D. Appear before the council