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B. personification and metaphor

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WAEC (WASSCE) • Literature in English

WAEC (WASSCE) Literature in English Past Questions & CBT Practice

Literature in English requires deep familiarity with the prescribed texts. Plot, theme, characterisation and figures of speech are tested both in unseen extracts and in essay form; close reading beats memorising summaries. On this page you can try sample WAEC (WASSCE) Literature in English past questions with the answers marked, open the paper for each exam year we have, and start timed CBT-style practice.

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Q12022MEDIUMLiterature in English
A novel that features spiritual apparitions as major character is
1. A.Epistolary
2. B.Gothic✓ Correct
3. C.Historical
4. D.Socialogical
Q22023MEDIUMLiterature in English
rattling like leaves in a storm, fear branded on their faces illustrates
1. A.personification and simile
2. B.personification and metaphor
3. C.simile and metaphor✓ Correct
4. D.assonance and simile
Q32024MEDIUMLiterature in English
Ife is a woman of great virtue She is a woman of great vice illustrate
1. A.antithesis✓ Correct
2. B.alliteration
3. C.paradox
4. D.pathos
Q42024MEDIUMLiterature in English
The figure of speech used in she was listening to the silence of the room is
1. A.conceit
2. B.irony
3. C.oxymoron✓ Correct
4. D.zeugma
Q52022MEDIUMLiterature in English
The pair are lovers by
1. A.accident
2. B.fate
3. C.design✓ Correct
4. D.fortune
Q62022MEDIUMLiterature in English
The main theme of the poem is
1. A.evil of lying
2. B.hopeless hope
3. C.message of peace✓ Correct
4. D.message of war

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