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WAEC WASSCE Literature 2004 past questions and answers

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1. A poet writes, ‘The river carried / our names beyond the town.’ Which feature is illustrated by the break after ‘carried’?
  1. The syntax continues into the next line without a terminal pause
  2. The same consonant sound is repeated at the ends of lines
  3. A pause occurs in the middle of a metrical line
  4. A phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive lines

Answer: A. The syntax continues into the next line without a terminal pause

Enjambment occurs when a sentence or phrase runs beyond the end of a poetic line.

2. A novel tells its story through a sequence of letters written by several characters. What is its principal narrative form?
  1. Picaresque
  2. Epistolary
  3. Pastoral
  4. Gothic

Answer: B. Epistolary

An epistolary novel presents much or all of its narrative through letters or similar documents.

3. During a scene, a character briefly speaks to the audience while the other characters onstage behave as if they have not heard. What is this speech called?
  1. A prologue
  2. A soliloquy
  3. An aside
  4. A chorus

Answer: C. An aside

An aside is a brief remark heard by the audience but conventionally unheard by the other characters.

4. A poet describes a storm as ‘angry’ and the evening sky as ‘grieving’ to mirror a character’s sorrow. Which device is being used?
  1. Litotes
  2. Metonymy
  3. Onomatopoeia
  4. Pathetic fallacy

Answer: D. Pathetic fallacy

Pathetic fallacy attributes human feelings or behaviour to aspects of nature, often reflecting a mood.

5. In the line ‘I called your name—then silence answered,’ what is the pause within the line most precisely called?
  1. A caesura
  2. A refrain
  3. A couplet
  4. A stanza break

Answer: A. A caesura

A caesura is a marked pause occurring within a line of verse.

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