Waec Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 16:

• WAEC 1998

In a novel, the antagonist is

A. A fully developed character
B. A flat character
C. The main female character
D. The archrival of the hero

Question 17:

• WAEC 1998

Read the extract below and answer this question.
The pattering rain was kicking up little
explosions of dust in the glade.He heard the faint whisper of the stream as it stole across
the land and disappeared into the bush.
The figure of speech underlined in line 1 is

A. Assonance
B. Consonance
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Alliteration

Question 18:

• WAEC 1998

Read the extract below and answer this question.
The pattering rain was kicking up little
explosions of dust in the glade.He heard the faint whisper of the stream as it stole across
the land and disappeared into the bush.
The underline expression in line regular pattern of

A. Vowels and consonants
B. Long and short words
C. Stressed and unstressed syllables
D. Stressed syllables and rhymes

Question 19:

• WAEC 1998

Which of the following is an African poet?

A. Dennis Brutus
B. William Wordsworth
C. Rober Frost
D. W.B.Yeats

Question 20:

• WAEC 1998

In a play, a long speech by a single character in the presence of other characters is called

A. Soliloguy
B. Monologue
C. Aside
D. Prologue