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WAEC WASSCE Literature 2021 past questions and answers

This 2021 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 2021 set with instant marking.

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Sample WAEC WASSCE Literature 2021 questions

1. In the original line, 'The stubborn rain drummed on the zinc roof all night', which figure of speech is used?
  1. Personification
  2. Hyperbole
  3. Metonymy
  4. Onomatopoeia

Answer: A. Personification

The rain is given the human quality of stubbornness.

2. In the phrase 'the bright kite climbed', which sound device is most prominent?
  1. Assonance
  2. Alliteration
  3. Consonance
  4. Refrain

Answer: B. Alliteration

The repeated initial consonant sound /k/ links 'kite' and 'climbed'.

3. A pair of consecutive lines in a poem that usually form a unit and may rhyme is called a
  1. quatrain
  2. refrain
  3. couplet
  4. stanza break

Answer: C. couplet

A couplet consists of two consecutive lines treated as a unit.

4. A speaker who directly addresses an absent person or an abstract idea uses
  1. irony
  2. metonymy
  3. allusion
  4. apostrophe

Answer: D. apostrophe

Apostrophe is direct address to someone absent or to an abstraction.

5. The voice that speaks within a poem is best described as the
  1. persona
  2. publisher
  3. audience
  4. editor

Answer: A. persona

The persona is the speaker or adopted voice in a poem.

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