WAEC Literature in English questions: Poetry: types and forms

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1. Question 1· Poetry: types and forms· WAEC

   In poetry, an ode is

   • Aa story told in verse
   • Ba poem of fourteen lines
   • Ca lyric poem of praise, often addressed to a person or thing
   • Da funeral song

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2. Question 2· Poetry: types and forms· WAEC

   A poem that mourns the dead is

   • Aan ode
   • Ban elegy
   • Ca limerick
   • Dan epic

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3. Question 3· Poetry: types and forms· WAEC

   An epic is

   • Aa long narrative poem about heroic deeds
   • Ba short funny poem
   • Ca song of praise
   • Da poem of mourning

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4. Question 4· Poetry: types and forms· WAEC

   A humorous five-line poem rhyming AABBA is

   • Aa sonnet
   • Ba limerick
   • Ca haiku
   • Da couplet

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5. Question 5· Poetry: types and forms· WAEC

   A sonnet has

   • Atwelve lines
   • Bfourteen lines
   • Ceight lines
   • Dsixteen lines

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6. Question 6· Poetry: types and forms· WAEC

   A dirge is

   • Aa love poem
   • Ba praise poem
   • Ca song of lament, often sung at a funeral
   • Da nursery rhyme

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7. Question 7· Poetry: types and forms· WAEC

   A ballad is

   • Aa poem of mourning
   • Ba narrative poem often meant to be sung
   • Ca fourteen-line poem
   • Da humorous five-line poem

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