Literature In English 2022 Past Questions | WAEC
Study the following Literature in English past questions and answers for JAMB, WAEC NECO and Post-JAMB. Get prepared with official past questions and answers for upcoming examinations.
A novel that features spiritual apparitions as major character is
A. Epistolary
B. Gothic
C. Historical
D. Socialogical
The literary term describing individuals in a work of literature is
A. characters
B. protagonist
C. narrator
D. villain
3.Several hands stretched out for free meals at the refugee camp illustrates
A. Antithesis
B. Euphemism
C. Litotes
D. Synecdoche
4. A short play performed between the acts of a bigger play for entertainment is
A. an in media res
B. an interlude
C. an incantation
D. a deux ex machina
5. In literature, the two components of diction are
A. sentence construction and punctuation
B. vocabulary and punctuation
C. syntax and sentence construction
D. vocabulary and syntax
6. A story with elements that have both literal and figurative meanings is
- an allegory
- a fable
- a novella
- an epistle
7. My bounty is as boundless as the sea my love as deep
8. In drama, catharsis is the
- change of setting
- conflict between two characters
- resolution of conflict
- purgation of emotion from tension
9. Read the extract below and answer the following questions
10. Read the extract below and answer the following questions
A little learning is a dangerous thing:
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring
The shallow droughts intoxicate the brain
And drinking largely sobers us again
________________________________________
The tone of the poet is
A. jocular
B. harsh
C. mournful
D. sombre
11. Read the extract below and answer the following questions
A little learning is a dangerous thing:
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring
The shallow droughts intoxicate the brain
And drinking largely sobers us again
________________________________________
Lines 3 and 4 illustrate
A. antithesis
B. oxymoron
C. anti-climax
D. metonymy
12. A word or a phrase that is repeated at regular intervals in a poem or a play is a
A. dirge
B. refrain
C. lullaby
D. verse
13. The warriors conquered my men and my country illustrates the use of
A. Paradox
B. Litotes
C. Parallelism
D. Zeugma
14. Disguise in drama mostly portrays the theme of
A. known identity
B. plain identity
C. unknown identity
D. mistaken identity
15. Men swift to see things done , do not run their commanding.
