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WAEC 1998
Literature in English 1998 WAEC Past Questions
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General Knowledge of Literature
Introduction to Literature - Definition, History, Genres
Introduction to Prose - Definition, Characteristics, Fiction vs. Non-Fiction
Elements of Prose - Plot, Settings, Conflict, Character, Characterisation, etc.
Introduction to Poetry - Definition, Characteristics, Elements
Kinds of Poetry - Narrative, Lyric, Ode, Epic, etc.
Introduction to Drama - Definition, Characteristics, Forms (Comedy, Tragedy, etc)
Elements of Drama - Plot, Settings, Action, Dialogue, Themes, etc.
Literary Terms/ Devices I - Figures of Speech (Simile, Metaphor, Personification, etc.)
Literary Terms/ Devices II - Sound Devices (Alliteration, Assonance, etc.)
Literary Terms/ Devices III - Allegory, Fable, Parable, etc.
Literary Appreciation: Unseen Literature
How to Answer Unseen Prose
How to Answer Unseen Poetry
Shakespearean Drama
Introduction to Shakespearean Drama - How to Read & Answer Shakespearean Drama Questions
Introduction to Antony & Cleopatra - Background, Plot Summary, Act One
Introduction to Antony & Cleopatra - Acts Two & Three
Introduction to Antony & Cleopatra - Acts Four & Five
Answering Antony & Cleopatra Questions
African Prose: Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die
Introduction to Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die - Background, Plot, Settings
Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die - Prologue, Chapters 1-4
Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die - Chapters 5-9
Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die - Chapters 10-14
Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die - Chapters 15-19
Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die - Chapters 20-24
Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die - Epilogue & Themes
Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die - Characters & Characterisation
Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die - Language & Style
African Prose: Elma Shaw's Redemption Road
Introduction to Elma Shaw's Redemption Road - Background, Plot, Settings
Elma Shaw's Redemption Road - Chapters 1-5
Elma Shaw's Redemption Road - Chapters 6-10
Elma Shaw's Redemption Road - Chapters 11-15
Elma Shaw's Redemption Road - Chapters 16-18, Themes
Elma Shaw's Redemption Road - Characters & Characterisation
Elma Shaw's Redemption Road - Language & Style
Non-African Prose: Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
Introduction to Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird - Background, Plot, Settings
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 1-5
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 6-10
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 11-15
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 16-20
Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 21-25
Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 26-30
Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 31 & Themes
Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird - Characters & Characterisation
Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird - Language & Style
Non-African Prose: Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured
Introduction to Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Background, Plot, Settings
Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Chapters 1-5
Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Chapters 6-10
Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Chapters 11-15
Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Chapters 16-20
Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Chapters 21-25
Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Chapters 26-30
Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Chapters 31-35
Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Themes
Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Characters & Characterisation
Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Language & Style
African Poetry
Gabriel Okara's "Once Upon a Time"
Elizabeth Kamara's "New Tongue"
Wole Soyinka's "Night"
Niyi Osundare's "Not My Business"
S.O.H. Afriyie-Vidza's "Hearty Garlands"
Syl Cheney Coker's "The Breasts of the Sea"
Non-African Poetry
Lord Byron's "She Walks in Beauty"
Wilfred Wilson Gipson's "The Stone"
Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Nun's Priest's Tale"
Seamus Heaney's "The Digging"
Maya Angelou's "Still I Rise"
Fleur Adcock's "The Telephone Call"
African Drama: Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan's Once Upon an Elephant
Introduction to Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan's Once Upon an Elephant - Background, Plot, Settings
Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan's Once Upon an Elephant - Scenes 1-5
Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan's Once Upon an Elephant - Scenes 6-10
Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan's Once Upon an Elephant - Scenes 11-13, Themes
How to Answer Unseen Drama
Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan's Once Upon an Elephant - Characters & Characterisation
Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan's Once Upon an Elephant - Language & Style
African Drama: Efua Sutherland's The Marriage of Anansewa
Introduction to Efua Sutherland's The Marriage of Anansewa - Background, Plot, Settings
Efua Sutherland's The Marriage of Anansewa - Acts One & Two
Efua Sutherland's The Marriage of Anansewa - Acts Three & Four
Efua Sutherland's The Marriage of Anansewa - Characters & Characterisation
Efua Sutherland's The Marriage of Anansewa - Language & Style
Non-African Drama: J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls
Introduction to J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls - Background, Plot, Settings
J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls - Acts One & Two
J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls - Act Three & Themes
J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls - Characters & Characterisation
J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls - Language & Style
Non-African Drama: Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons
Introduction to Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons - Background, Settings, Plots, Historical Relevance
Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons - Act One
Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons - Act Two
Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons - Themes
Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons - Characters & Characterisation
Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons - Language & Style
Efua Sutherland's The Marriage of Anansewa - Themes
Novels:
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The Lion and the Jewel
Look Back in Anger
Second Class Citizen
Unexpected Joy at Dawn
Wuthering Heights
The Wives' Revolt
Animal farm
Witnesses to Tears
Twelfth Night
Morountodun
Native Son
Faceless
Lonely Days
Othello
Harvest of Corruption
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Romeo and Juliet
Sons and Daughters
The Joys of Motherhood
The Old Man and the Sea
Purple Hibiscus
A Woman in her Prime
Tempest
Women of Owu
The Old Man and the Medal
Hamlet
Fragments
The New Man
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Attahiru
The Triumph of the Water Lily
She Stoops to Conquer
The African Child
The Trials of Brother Jero
The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Stillborn
Julius Ceasar
The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born
Lord of the Flies
Ovonramwen Nogbaisi
Macbeth
So Long a Letter
Arrow of God
Arms and the Man
Great Expectation
The Victims
The gods are not to blame
Mission to Kala
Things Fall Apart
The Marriage of Anansewa
As You Like It
Kongi's Harvest
Tell Freedom
The Concubine
Kossoh Town Boy
Mine Boy
Zambia Shall be Free
My Family and Other Animals
The Narrow Path
The Middle Passage
No Longer at Ease
Mister Johnson
Fences
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Invisible Man
Let Me Die Alone
Selected Poems from: New Poetry from Africa; Poems of Black Africa; A Selection of African Poetry; Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Longman Examination Guides; West African Verse
Selected Poems from: Exam Focus: Literature-in-English: 2021-25
The Canterbury Tales
Silas Marner
The Merchant of Venice
Ozidi
Antony & Cleopatra
An Inspector Calls
Once Upon an Elephant
A Man for all Seasons
Redemption Road
To Kill a Mockingbird
So the Path Does Not Die
Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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11
The choice of appropriate words to convey the thoughts of an author is called
A.
idiomatic language
B.
setting
C.
figure of speech
D.
diction
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WAEC 1998
12
The state of mind of a poet can be described as
A.
style
B.
mood
C.
setting
D.
theme
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WAEC 1998
13
Which of the following is a likely source of traditional oral poetry?
A.
Theatre
B.
fiction
C.
books
D.
songs
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WAEC 1998
14
An African author who has written plays, poems and prose is
A.
Wole Soyinka
B.
Zaynab Alkali
C.
Chinua Achebe
D.
Flora Nwapa
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WAEC 1998
15
In a novel, the antagonist is
A.
a fully developed character
B.
a flat character
C.
the main female character
D.
the archrival of the hero
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