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WAEC WASSCE Literature 2011 past questions and answers

This 2011 WAEC WASSCE Literature set has 40 practice questions. Try these 5 free sample questions, tap a question to reveal the answer and explanation. Then practise the whole 2011 set with instant marking.

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1. A poet writes, 'The old bridge carried us / beyond the fields where evening gathered.' Which technique is created by the sentence continuing across the line break?
  1. Enjambment
  2. Caesura
  3. End rhyme
  4. Refrain

Answer: A. Enjambment

Enjambment occurs when a sentence or phrase runs on from one verse line to the next without a full stop at the line ending.

2. In the line 'We waited, breath held, for the dawn,' what is the name for the marked pause within the line?
  1. Enjambment
  2. Caesura
  3. Refrain
  4. Couplet

Answer: B. Caesura

A caesura is a pause occurring within a line of verse, often signalled by punctuation.

3. A speaker cries, 'O river, carry my message to the dead!' Which figure of speech is created by directly addressing the river?
  1. Metonymy
  2. Personification
  3. Apostrophe
  4. Onomatopoeia

Answer: C. Apostrophe

Apostrophe is direct address to an absent person, an abstract idea, or a non-human entity.

4. A poem reflects on a community's grief after the death of a respected elder and offers words of mourning. What kind of poem is it?
  1. Ode
  2. Ballad
  3. Pastoral
  4. Elegy

Answer: D. Elegy

An elegy is a poem of lament, commonly written in response to death or loss.

5. A poem presents one speaker talking to a silent listener, and the speech gradually reveals the speaker's character. Which form best describes it?
  1. Dramatic monologue
  2. Epic
  3. Lyric
  4. Limerick

Answer: A. Dramatic monologue

A dramatic monologue is a sustained speech by one speaker to a listener that reveals the speaker's character or situation.

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