WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2006…

Ajụjụ 1 Ripọtì

''....the dragon-fly
hangs like a blue thread
losened from the sky...'' illustrates

simile

litotes

contrast

metaphor

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 2 Ripọtì

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet

Read the extract below and answer the question

If thou hast any sound, or use of voice,
Speak to me;
If there be any good thing to be done,
That may to thee do ease and grace to me,
Speak to me:
If thou art privy to the country's fate,
Which, happily foreknowing may avoid,
O, speak!
Or if thou has uphoarded in thy life,
Extorted treasure in the womb of earth,
For which, they say, you spirits oft walk in death,
Speak of it;
(Act One, Scene I, lines 128 - 139)

The Speaker is

Hamlet

Marcellus

Horatio

Claudius

General Literary Principles

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 3 Ripọtì

Read the extract and answer the question

Why, now you speak
Like a good child and a true gentleman.
That I am most sensible in grief for it,
It shall as level to your judgement pierce
As day does to your eye.
(Act Four Scene V, lines 128 - 133)

The character who has just been murdered is

Hamlet

Gertrude

Polonius

Claudius

Akọwa Nkọwa

The character who has just been murdered is Polonius. In this scene, Queen Gertrude is speaking to her son, Hamlet, about the recent death of Polonius. She is expressing her grief and telling Hamlet that he is now speaking like a good and true gentleman. She also assures him that her grief is genuine and that she feels it just as deeply as he does. The other characters mentioned in the options - Hamlet, Gertrude, and Claudius - are all characters in the play, but they are not the character who has just been murdered in this particular passage.

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Drama (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Literary Appreciation (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na General Literary Principles (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Prose (JAMB)

Drama

Poetry

Literary Appreciation

General Literary Principles

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 4 Ripọtì

Read the poem and answer the question

Sleep, O sleep
With thy Rod of Incantation
Charm my Imagination,
Then, only then, I cease to weep

By thy power,
The virgin, by Time O' ertaken,
For Years forlorn, forsaken,
Enjoys the happy Hour.

What's to sleep?
'Tis a visionary Blessing;
A dream that's past expressing;
Our utmost Wish possessing;
So may I always keep.

The dominant device used in the first line is

Oxymoron

apostrophe

rhyme

metaphor

Akọwa Nkọwa

The dominant device used in the first line of the poem is an apostrophe. An apostrophe is a figure of speech in which the speaker addresses a person, thing, or concept that is not present. In this case, the speaker addresses sleep as if it were a person. The use of the apostrophe is evident in the phrase "Sleep, O sleep," which is a direct address to the concept of sleep. The apostrophe is a common literary device used in poetry to add emphasis, emotion, or rhetorical effect.

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 5 Ripọtì

The limerick

is written to be sung

has a serious subject matter

is always light and humorous

uses lofty language

Poetry

General Literary Principles

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 6 Ripọtì

Pick the odd item from the options listed below.

Euphemism

Oxymoron

Hyperbole

Rhythm

Akọwa Nkọwa

The odd item among the options given is "Rhythm" because it does not belong to the category of figures of speech, whereas the other options such as "Euphemism," "Oxymoron," and "Hyperbole" are all figures of speech that are used to create meaning and emphasis in language. Euphemism is a figure of speech where a mild or indirect word or expression is used instead of one that is considered too harsh or blunt. For example, saying "passed away" instead of "died." Oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines two contradictory or opposite terms, creating a new and unexpected meaning. For example, "jumbo shrimp." Hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses exaggerated language to emphasize a point or create a vivid image. For example, "I've told you a million times." On the other hand, rhythm refers to the pattern of beats or sounds in music or language, and while it is an important aspect of poetry and speech, it is not a figure of speech.

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na General Literary Principles (JAMB)

General Literary Principles

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 7 Ripọtì

Read the extract and answer the question

Why, now you speak
Like a good child and a true gentleman.
That I am most sensible in grief for it,
It shall as level to your judgement pierce
As day does to your eye.
(Act Four Scene V, lines 128 - 133)

The setting is

the graveyard

a platform in front of the castle

a room in Polonius house

a room in the castle

Akọwa Nkọwa

The setting in this extract is a room in the castle. This is indicated by the fact that the character Hamlet is speaking to someone and mentions his judgment on the matter at hand, which is likely related to the political and personal turmoil surrounding the royal court. Additionally, this scene takes place in Act Four, which is primarily set in the castle and deals with the fallout of Hamlet's actions and the various schemes and plots of the other characters.

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Drama (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na “Raider Of The Treasure Trove” By Lade Wosornu (WAEC)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Prose (JAMB)

Drama

“Raider Of The Treasure Trove” By Lade Wosornu

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 8 Ripọtì

The dominant device used in drama is

stage direction

dialogue

characterisation

solioquy

Akọwa Nkọwa

The dominant device used in drama is dialogue. Dialogue is the conversation between characters that moves the plot forward and reveals their personalities, motivations, and conflicts. It is the most common and essential device used in drama as it helps to create tension, build relationships, and convey the story to the audience. Stage directions are important too, as they provide information about the setting, character movements, and actions. Characterisation is also crucial as it helps to create believable and relatable characters that the audience can connect with. Soliloquy, on the other hand, is a device used to reveal a character's inner thoughts and feelings to the audience, but it is not as commonly used as dialogue.

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Drama (JAMB)

Drama

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 9 Ripọtì

A humorous imitation of a serious literary work is

an ode

a parody

an epitaph

a burlesque

Akọwa Nkọwa

A humorous imitation of a serious literary work is called a parody. It's when someone takes a famous book, poem, or song and makes fun of it by copying its style and tone but changing the words to create a funny effect. Parodies can be used to poke fun at the original work or to comment on contemporary events. It's a type of comedy that relies on making people laugh by cleverly mocking something else.

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Prose (JAMB)

Poetry

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 10 Ripọtì

A struggle between opposing forces in a literary work is the

plot

conflict

climax

denouement

Akọwa Nkọwa

In a literary work, the struggle between opposing forces is called conflict. Conflict is the main problem or challenge that the characters face in the story. It can be a struggle between a character and an external force (such as nature or another character) or an internal conflict (such as a character's own thoughts or emotions). Conflict is essential to the plot of the story and often leads to a climax, which is the most intense point of the conflict. The denouement is the resolution or outcome of the conflict, where the loose ends of the story are tied up.

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na General Literary Principles (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Prose (JAMB)

General Literary Principles

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 11 Ripọtì

A metrical pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables illustrates the

iambus

anapaest

dactil

trochee

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 12 Ripọtì

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

Read the passage and answer the question

Here in the station, it is in no way different save that the city is busy in its snow. But the old men cling to their seats as though they were symbolic and could not be given up. Now and then they sleep, their grey old heads resting with painful awkwardness on the backs of the benches.
Also, they are not at rest. For an hour, they may sleep in the gasping exhaustion of the ill-nourished and aged, who have to walk in the night. Then, a policeman comes by on his round and nudges them upright.
''You can't sleep here'', he growls.
A strange ritual then begins. An old man is difficult to wake. One man after a slight lurch does not move at all, he sleeps on steadily. Once in a while, one of the sleepers will not wake; he will have had his wish to die in the great droning centre of the hive rather than in some lonely room fulfilled.

The passage conveys a mood of

defiance

hope

fear

despair

Akọwa Nkọwa

The mood conveyed in this passage is one of despair. The description of the old men clinging to their seats, sleeping with painful awkwardness, and being nudged awake by a policeman creates a sense of hopelessness and resignation. The final sentence about some of the sleepers not waking up and fulfilling their wish to die in the busy station adds to the overall feeling of sadness and despair.

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Prose (JAMB)

Poetry

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 13 Ripọtì

Read the extract and answer the question

Y : Do you know me, my lord?
Z : Excellent well; you are a fishmonger
Y : Not I, my lord.
Z : Then I would you were so honest a man.
Y : Honest, my lord!
Z : Ay, sir; to be honest, as this world goes. Is to be one man picked out of ten thousand.
(Act Two, Scene II, lines 173-179)

Speaker Z's responses suggest that he is

planning revenge

pretending to be mad

telling a lie

preparing to commit suicide

General Literary Principles

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 14 Ripọtì

Read the extract and answer the question

Why, now you speak
Like a good child and a true gentleman.
That I am most sensible in grief for it,
It shall as level to your judgement pierce
As day does to your eye.
(Act Four Scene V, lines 128 - 133)

This speech can be best be interpreted to mean

that the murder was an act of revenge

a denial of responsibility for the murder

that it is not easy to know who the murderer is

that the murderer is present on the scene

Drama

General Literary Principles

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 15 Ripọtì

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet

Read the extract below and answer the question

If thou hast any sound, or use of voice,
Speak to me;
If there be any good thing to be done,
That may to thee do ease and grace to me,
Speak to me:
If thou art privy to the country's fate,
Which, happily foreknowing may avoid,
O, speak!
Or if thou has uphoarded in thy life,
Extorted treasure in the womb of earth,
For which, they say, you spirits oft walk in death,
Speak of it;
(Act One, Scene I, lines 128 - 139)

The character addressed is

the queen

the ghost

Bernado

Reynaldo

Akọwa Nkọwa

The character addressed in the extract is the ghost. In the play, the ghost of Hamlet's father appears to him and speaks to him, revealing that he was murdered by his own brother, who has now become the king of Denmark. In this particular scene, Hamlet is addressing the ghost, asking him to speak to him and reveal any information that may be helpful to him.

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na General Literary Principles (JAMB)

General Literary Principles

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 16 Ripọtì

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

Read the passage and answer the question

Here in the station, it is in no way different save that the city is busy in its snow. But the old men cling to their seats as though they were symbolic and could not be given up. Now and then they sleep, their grey old heads resting with painful awkwardness on the backs of the benches.
Also, they are not at rest. For an hour, they may sleep in the gasping exhaustion of the ill-nourished and aged, who have to walk in the night. Then, a policeman comes by on his round and nudges them upright.
''You can't sleep here'', he growls.
A strange ritual then begins. An old man is difficult to wake. One man after a slight lurch does not move at all, he sleeps on steadily. Once in a while, one of the sleepers will not wake; he will have had his wish to die in the great droning centre of the hive rather than in some loney room fulfilled.

The style of writing is

argumentative

epistolary

narrative

expository

Akọwa Nkọwa

The style of writing in the passage is narrative. This is because the author is describing a scene or a series of events that are taking place in a particular location. The passage is not meant to persuade or argue a point, nor is it written in a letter or epistolary format. It is also not an explanation or exposition of a topic, but rather a description of the actions and behaviors of the old men in the train station. The language used is descriptive and paints a picture for the reader, allowing them to visualize the scene and the characters.

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Prose (JAMB)

Poetry

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 17 Ripọtì

''Friendship is a sheltering tree'' illustrates

simile

metaphor

personification

oxymoron

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 18 Ripọtì

Read the poem and answer the question

Sleep, O sleep
With thy Rod of Incantation
Charm my Imagination,
Then, only then, I cease to weep

By thy power,
The virgin, by Time O' ertaken,
For Years forlorn, forsaken,
Enjoys the happy Hour.

What's to sleep?
'Tis a visionary Blessing;
A dream that's past expressing;
Our utmost Wish possessing;
So may I always keep.

The poem makes use of

end-stopped lines

run-on lines

rhyme

metaphor

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 19 Ripọtì

During this speech

the palace soldiers arrived

Hamlet attacked the speaker

the queen fainted

a cock crowed

Drama

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 20 Ripọtì

Pick the odd item from the options listed below.

Romance

Novel

Short Story

Sonnet

Akọwa Nkọwa

The odd item from the options listed is "Sonnet." A sonnet is a type of poem that traditionally consists of 14 lines, while the other options are all prose genres. Romance, novel, and short story are all forms of prose narrative that convey stories through characters, plot, and setting, while sonnets typically express a single idea or emotion in a structured poetic form. Therefore, the odd item is "Sonnet" as it does not belong to the category of prose genres.

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Prose (JAMB)

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 21 Ripọtì

Read the extract and answer the question

And can you, by no drift of circumstance,
Get from him why he puts on this confusion,
Grating so harshly all his days of quiet,
With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
(Act Three, Scene I, lines 1-4)

The characters being addressed are

Marcellus and Horatio

Bernado and Francisco

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

Marcellus and Francisco

Drama

General Literary Principles

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 22 Ripọtì

Read the extract and answer the question

Y : Do you know me, my lord?
Z : Excellent well; you are a fishmonger
Y : Not I, my lord.
Z : Then I would you were so honest a man.
Y : Honest, my lord!
Z : Ay, sir; to be honest, as this world goes. Is to be one man picked out of ten thousand.
(Act Two, Scene II, lines 173-179)

Speaker Z thinks Y is

very honest

as dishonest as most people

more dishonest than anyone

more dishonest than ten thousand people

General Literary Principles

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 23 Ripọtì

Unrhymed iambic pentametre lines illustrate a

rhyme scheme

heroic couplet

blank verse

free verse

Akọwa Nkọwa

Unrhymed iambic pentameter lines illustrate blank verse. Blank verse is a type of poetry that doesn't have a rhyme scheme but is written in iambic pentameter. Iambic pentameter is a meter in which each line contains ten syllables, with a stress on every second syllable. This creates a rhythm that can be pleasing to the ear and helps to give the poem a sense of order and structure, even without rhyme. Blank verse is often used in long-form poetry such as epics, plays, and narrative poems, as well as in modern poetry.

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 24 Ripọtì

Read the extract and answer the question

Why, now you speak
Like a good child and a true gentleman.
That I am most sensible in grief for it,
It shall as level to your judgement pierce
As day does to your eye.
(Act Four Scene V, lines 128 - 133)

The underlined statement illustrates

irony

metaphor

paradox

simile

Akọwa Nkọwa

The underlined statement is an example of a simile. This is because it makes a comparison between two things using the word "like". The speaker is saying that the listener's words are like those of a good child and a true gentleman. The simile is used to emphasize the positive qualities of the listener and to express appreciation for their words. A simile is a figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison between two things that are not alike but share some common qualities. In this case, the qualities being compared are the listener's words and the qualities of a good child and a true gentleman.

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Drama (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Drama

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 25 Ripọtì

Read the extract and answer the question

And can you, by no drift of circumstance,
Get from him why he puts on this confusion,
Grating so harshly all his days of quiet,
With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
(Act Three, Scene I, lines 1-4)

The speaker is

Gertrude

Ophelia

Claudius

Polonius

Drama

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 26 Ripọtì

The specific literary term used to distinguish a novel from a play is

genre

verse

diction

style

Akọwa Nkọwa

The specific literary term used to distinguish a novel from a play is "genre." Genre refers to the category or type of literature that a particular work belongs to. A novel is a type of literary work that is usually written in prose and tells a long and complex story, while a play is a type of literary work that is usually written in dialogue and is meant to be performed on stage. So, while both novels and plays are forms of literature, they belong to different genres based on their unique characteristics and intended audience.

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na General Literary Principles (JAMB)

General Literary Principles

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 27 Ripọtì

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

Read the passage and answer the question

Here in the station, it is in no way different save that the city is busy in its snow. But the old men cling to their seats as though they were symbolic and could not be given up. Now and then they sleep, their grey old heads resting with painful awkwardness on the backs of the benches.
Also, they are not at rest. For an hour, they may sleep in the gasping exhaustion of the ill-nourished and aged, who have to walk in the night. Then, a policeman comes by on his round and nudges them upright.
''You can't sleep here'', he growls.
A strange ritual then begins. An old man is difficult to wake. One man after a slight lurch does not move at all, he sleeps on steadily. Once in a while, one of the sleepers will not wake; he will have had his wish to die in the great droning centre of the hive rather than in some lonely room fulfilled.

''.....gasping exhaustion of the ill-nourished and aged'' infers

helplessness

slowness

sadness

tiredness

Poetry

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 28 Ripọtì

''I don't fancy forbidden fruits of fashions and fads'' illustrates

refrain

repetition

assonance

alliteration

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 29 Ripọtì

Read the poem and answer the question

Sleep, O sleep
With thy Rod of Incantation
Charm my Imagination,
Then, only then, I cease to weep

By thy power,
The virgin, by Time O' ertaken,
For Years forlorn, forsaken,
Enjoys the happy Hour.

What's to sleep?
'Tis a visionary Blessing;
A dream that's past expressing;
Our utmost Wish possessing;
So may I always keep.

The poem is

an epic

an ode

a lyric

a ballad

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 30 Ripọtì

Read the extract and answer the question

And can you, by no drift of circumstance,
Get from him why he puts on this confusion,
Grating so harshly all his days of quiet,
With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
(Act Three, Scene I, lines 1-4)

The character being addressed is

Hamlet

Laertes

Ophelia

Horatio

Akọwa Nkọwa

The character being addressed in this extract is Hamlet. The speaker is asking if there is any way to find out why Hamlet is behaving so erratically and causing chaos in his normally peaceful life.

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Drama (JAMB)

Drama

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 31 Ripọtì

Read the poem and answer the question

Sleep, O sleep
With thy Rod of Incantation
Charm my Imagination,
Then, only then, I cease to weep

By thy power,
The virgin, by Time O' ertaken,
For Years forlorn, forsaken,
Enjoys the happy Hour.

What's to sleep?
'Tis a visionary Blessing;
A dream that's past expressing;
Our utmost Wish possessing;
So may I always keep.

The power of ''sleep'' is described as

majestic

magical

poetic

worshipful

Akọwa Nkọwa

The power of sleep is described as magical in the poem. The speaker asks for sleep to use its magical power to charm their imagination so that they can stop weeping. Sleep is also described as a visionary blessing, which is past expressing, possessing our utmost wish, and always to be kept.

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 32 Ripọtì

Read the extract and answer the question

Why, now you speak
Like a good child and a true gentleman.
That I am most sensible in grief for it,
It shall as level to your judgement pierce
As day does to your eye.
(Act Four Scene V, lines 128 - 133)

The speaker is

the king

the queen

the ghost

polonius

Drama

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 33 Ripọtì

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

Read the passage and answer the question

Here in the station, it is in no way different save that the city is busy in its snow. But the old men cling to their seats as though they were symbolic and could not be given up. Now and then they sleep, their grey old heads resting with painful awkwardness on the backs of the benches.
Also, they are not at rest. For an hour, they may sleep in the gasping exhaustion of the ill-nourished and aged, who have to walk in the night. Then, a policeman comes by on his round and nudges them upright.
''You can't sleep here'', he growls.
A strange ritual then begins. An old man is difficult to wake. One man after a slight lurch does not move at all, he sleeps on steadily. Once in a while, one of the sleepers will not wake; he will have had his wish to die in the great droning centre of the hive rather than in some lonely room fulfilled.

''....on the backs of the benches'' illustrates

synecdoche

epithet

assonance

personification

Poetry

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 34 Ripọtì

The recurrence of rhythmic pattern of stress in a poem is a

couplet

metre

consonance

scansion

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 35 Ripọtì

Read the extract and answer the question

Y : Do you know me, my lord?
Z : Excellent well; you are a fishmonger
Y : Not I, my lord.
Z : Then I would you were so honest a man.
Y : Honest, my lord!
Z : Ay, sir; to be honest, as this world goes. Is to be one man picked out of ten thousand.
(Act Two, Scene II, lines 173-179)

The two characters who just left this scene are

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

Hamlet and the ghost

The king and the question

Polonius and Ophelia

General Literary Principles

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 36 Ripọtì

The elegy

conforms to a fixed pattern of lines

is set in the countryside

has a mournful tone

celebrates heroic deeds

Akọwa Nkọwa

An elegy is a type of poem that has a mournful or sad tone and is often written to express grief or lament the loss of someone or something. It does not necessarily have to be set in the countryside or celebrate heroic deeds, but it typically does not conform to a fixed pattern of lines. The structure of an elegy can vary, but it usually has a formal and reflective tone that expresses sadness or sorrow.

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 37 Ripọtì

''The strong gongs groaning as the guns boom far'' illustrates

metonymy

refrain

onomatopoeia

repetition

Akọwa Nkọwa

The phrase "The strong gongs groaning as the guns boom far" illustrates onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia is a literary device that uses words that imitate the sounds they describe. In this case, the words "gongs," "groaning," and "guns" imitate the sounds of the objects they refer to, while the word "boom" describes the sound made by the guns. The use of onomatopoeia in this phrase helps to create a vivid and sensory image in the reader's mind of the sounds of war. It is a way to bring the reader closer to the experience being described and to make the language more evocative and engaging.

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 38 Ripọtì

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

Read the passage and answer the question

Here in the station, it is in no way different save that the city is busy in its snow. But the old men cling to their seats as though they were symbolic and could not be given up. Now and then they sleep, their grey old heads resting with painful awkwardness on the backs of the benches.
Also, they are not at rest. For an hour, they may sleep in the gasping exhaustion of the ill-nourished and aged, who have to walk in the night. Then, a policeman comes by on his round and nudges them upright.
''You can't sleep here'', he growls.
A strange ritual then begins. An old man is difficult to wake. One man after a slight lurch does not move at all, he sleeps on steadily. Once in a while, one of the sleepers will not wake; he will have had his wish to die in the great droning centre of the hive rather than in some lonely room fulfilled.

''droning'' and ''have'' illustrate

anecdote

epigram

allusion

epitaph

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 39 Ripọtì

A pause within a line of a poem is a

zeugma

foot

caesura

stress

Akọwa Nkọwa

A pause within a line of a poem is called a "caesura." It is a literary device used in poetry to create a break or pause in a line of verse, often marked by punctuation like a comma, semicolon, or dash. The caesura is used to add emphasis or create a particular rhythm in the poem. It is also used to add variety to the poem's structure, as it allows the poet to break up long lines and add more nuance to the poem's meaning.

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Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 40 Ripọtì

Read the extract and answer the question

And can you, by no drift of circumstance,
Get from him why he puts on this confusion,
Grating so harshly all his days of quiet,
With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
(Act Three, Scene I, lines 1-4)

The person being discussed is

Voltimand

Hamlet

Ophelia

Rosencrantz

Akọwa Nkọwa

The person being discussed in this extract is Hamlet. The speaker is asking if there is any way to find out from Hamlet why he is behaving in such a confused and erratic manner, which is causing disruption to his normally peaceful life.

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Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 41 Ripọtì

Read the poem and answer the question

Sleep, O sleep
With thy Rod of Incantation
Charm my Imagination,
Then, only then, I cease to weep

By thy power,
The virgin, by Time O' ertaken,
For Years forlorn, forsaken,
Enjoys the happy Hour.

What's to sleep?
'Tis a visionary Blessing;
A dream that's past expressing;
Our utmost Wish possessing;
So may I always keep.

''Sleep'' in the poem is an example of

alliteration

assonance

onomatopoeia

pun

Akọwa Nkọwa

The word "Sleep" in the poem is an example of a pun. A pun is a play on words that involves using a word with multiple meanings or using words that sound similar but have different meanings. In this poem, the word "sleep" is used both in a literal sense as a state of rest and also in a figurative sense as a form of escape or relief from sorrow. The pun creates a double meaning, adding depth and complexity to the poem.

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Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 42 Ripọtì

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet

Read the extract below and answer the question

If thou hast any sound, or use of voice,
Speak to me;
If there be any good thing to be done,
That may to thee do ease and grace to me,
Speak to me:
If thou art privy to the country's fate,
Which, happily foreknowing may avoid,
O, speak!
Or if thou has uphoarded in thy life,
Extorted treasure in the womb of earth,
For which, they say, you spirits oft walk in death,
Speak of it;
(Act One, Scene I, lines 128 - 139)

The speaker's mood is

anger

regret

anxiety

disappointment

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 43 Ripọtì

Read the extract and answer the question

And can you, by no drift of circumstance,
Get from him why he puts on this confusion,
Grating so harshly all his days of quiet,
With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
(Act Three, Scene I, lines 1-4)

The response given to this speech indicates that the attempt was

unsuccesful

successful

progressing

dangerous

Drama

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 44 Ripọtì

''But at my back I always hear
Time's winged chariot hurrying near'' illustrates

metaphor

apostrophe

oxymoron

metonymy

Akọwa Nkọwa

The lines "But at my back I always hear Time's winged chariot hurrying near" illustrate a metaphor. A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two things without using the words "like" or "as." In this case, the speaker compares time to a winged chariot that is chasing him. The metaphor suggests that time is a relentless force that is always behind us, urging us to move forward and reminding us of our own mortality. The metaphor also creates a sense of urgency and tension in the poem, as the speaker feels the pressure of time running out.

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Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 45 Ripọtì

A line of poetry is measured by the

number of words

number of feet it contains

images

rhythm

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 46 Ripọtì

A pair of rhymed iambic pentametre lines is a

tercet

heroic couplet

sestet

blank verse

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 47 Ripọtì

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Y : Do you know me, my lord?
Z : Excellent well; you are a fishmonger
Y : Not I, my lord.
Z : Then I would you were so honest a man.
Y : Honest, my lord!
Z : Ay, sir; to be honest, as this world goes. Is to be one man picked out of ten thousand.
(Act Two, Scene II, lines 173-179)

The underlined statement illustrates

metaphor

simile

hyperbole

irony

General Literary Principles

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 48 Ripọtì

Read the extract and answer the question

Y : Do you know me, my lord?
Z : Excellent well; you are a fishmonger
Y : Not I, my lord.
Z : Then I would you were so honest a man.
Y : Honest, my lord!
Z : Ay, sir; to be honest, as this world goes. Is to be one man picked out of ten thousand.
(Act Two, Scene II, lines 173-179)

Speakers Y and Z are

Polonius and Hamlet

Claudius and Laertes

Laertes and Horatio

Marcellus and Reynaldo

General Literary Principles

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 49 Ripọtì

A poem with fourteen lines of rhymed iambic pentrametre is

an epic

a sonnet

a quatrain

an octave

Akọwa Nkọwa

A poem with fourteen lines of rhymed iambic pentameter is a sonnet. A sonnet is a type of poem consisting of 14 lines, typically written in iambic pentameter with a specific rhyme scheme. The sonnet has been used by poets throughout history to express various themes and emotions, from love and beauty to loss and grief. The most famous form of the sonnet is the Shakespearean sonnet, which consists of three quatrains followed by a rhyming couplet, with the rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.

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Ajụjụ 50 Ripọtì

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet

Read the extract below and answer the question

If thou hast any sound, or use of voice,
Speak to me;
If there be any good thing to be done,
That may to thee do ease and grace to me,
Speak to me:
If thou art privy to the country's fate,
Which, happily foreknowing may avoid,
O, speak!
Or if thou has uphoarded in thy life,
Extorted treasure in the womb of earth,
For which, they say, you spirits oft walk in death,
Speak of it;
(Act One, Scene I, lines 128 - 139)

The speech was made after

the killing of Polonius

Hamlet's arrival at the palace

the arrival of the players

the appearance of the ghost

Akọwa Nkọwa

The speech was made after the appearance of the ghost. The extract is from Act One, Scene I, and the ghost first appears in Scene IV. In this speech, the speaker is addressing the ghost and asking him to speak if he has any information that could be useful. The speaker asks the ghost to speak if he has any knowledge of good deeds that could ease the speaker's burden, or if he has any information about the country's fate. The reference to "spirits oft walk in death" suggests that the speaker is addressing a ghost or spirit, which would be consistent with the appearance of the ghost in Scene IV.

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WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2006 (Objective)