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WAEC WASSCE Literature 2014 past questions and answers

This 2014 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 2014 set with instant marking.

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Sample WAEC WASSCE Literature 2014 questions

1. A speaker describes a ruined town as 'a garden where the iron weeds have learned to bloom' and speaks with regret; which tone is most strongly suggested?
  1. Nostalgic lament
  2. Triumphant celebration
  3. Detached amusement
  4. Bitter mockery

Answer: A. Nostalgic lament

The contrast between a garden and iron weeds, together with regret, conveys mournful longing for what has been lost.

2. In the line 'The thin thorn twists through the thicket', which sound device is most prominent?
  1. Assonance
  2. Alliteration
  3. Onomatopoeia
  4. Refrain

Answer: B. Alliteration

The repeated initial th sound in neighbouring words is alliteration.

3. A poet writes, 'The dawn poured gold across the sleeping roofs'; which image is chiefly used?
  1. Tactile imagery
  2. Olfactory imagery
  3. Visual imagery
  4. Gustatory imagery

Answer: C. Visual imagery

The image appeals primarily to sight through the colour and spread of the dawn light.

4. A poem has fourteen lines arranged as three quatrains and a closing couplet, with a turn in argument near the end; which form does this structure most closely resemble?
  1. Limerick
  2. Ballad stanza
  3. Villanelle
  4. English sonnet

Answer: D. English sonnet

An English sonnet characteristically has three quatrains followed by a concluding couplet.

5. In 'Hope is a small lamp carried through a storm', what figure of speech is used?
  1. Metaphor
  2. Simile
  3. Euphemism
  4. Litotes

Answer: A. Metaphor

Hope is directly identified with a lamp without using 'like' or 'as', making the comparison a metaphor.

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