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This 2013 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 2013 set with instant marking.

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Sample WAEC WASSCE Literature 2013 questions

1. In a poem, the voice says, ‘I wait beside the river for the boats that never return.’ Which term names the voice speaking in the poem?
  1. The poet’s biography
  2. The persona
  3. The audience
  4. The chorus

Answer: B. The persona

The persona is the imagined speaker through whom a poem is voiced.

2. In the line ‘The rooftops swallowed the evening rain,’ which figure of speech is used?
  1. Simile
  2. Onomatopoeia
  3. Euphemism
  4. Personification

Answer: D. Personification

The rooftops are given the human or animal action of swallowing, making this personification.

3. The line ‘The low moon moved over the road’ repeats a vowel sound within nearby words; what is this device?
  1. Assonance
  2. Consonance
  3. Refrain
  4. Enjambment

Answer: A. Assonance

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

4. A poem has fourteen lines and develops a change in thought near its end; which poetic form is it most likely to be?
  1. Ballad
  2. Ode
  3. Sonnet
  4. Elegy

Answer: C. Sonnet

A sonnet conventionally has fourteen lines and often includes a turn in thought called a volta.

5. A poem mourns a respected teacher who has died and reflects on the loss; what kind of poem is it?
  1. Ode
  2. Elegy
  3. Satire
  4. Pastoral

Answer: B. Elegy

An elegy is a poem of mourning or reflection on death and loss.

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