WAEC Literature in English 2019 Past Questions

SECTION E: African Prose

AMMA DARKO: Faceless

Comment on the role of Fofo in the novel.

SECTION E: African Prose

AMMA DARKO: Faceless

Discuss parental negligence in the novel.

SECTION E - African Prose

BAYO ADEBOWALE: Lonely Days

How do the men of Kufi behave towards their women?

SECTION E - African Prose

BAYO ADEBOWALE: Lonely Days

Discuss Yaremi’s marriage in the novel.

SECTION F: NON - AFRICAN PROSE

NATIVE SON - RICHARD WRIGHT

What is Bigger’s attitude towards religion?

SECTION F: NON - AFRICAN PROSE

RICHARD WRIGHT: Native Son

How are the Daltons portrayed in the novel?

SECTION F: NON-AFRICAN PROSE

HORACE WALPOLE: The Castle of Otranto

Comment on the evil that befalls Prince Manfred.

SECTION F: NON-AFRICAN PROSE

HORACE WALPOLE: The Castle of Otranto

Examine the role of Theodore in the novel.

SECTION A: African Drama

DELE CHARLEY: The Blood of a Stranger

Assess King Santigi V as an unwise ruler.

SECTION A: African Drama

DELE CHARLEY: The Blood of a Stranger

Examine the theme of deceit and intrigue in the drama.

Section A: AFRICAN DRAMA

FRANK OGODO OGBECHE - Harvest of Corruption

To what extent can Aloho’s tragedy be blamed on the society?

Section A: AFRICAN DRAMA

FRANK OGODO OGBECHE - Harvest of Corruption

Why does Ogeyi dislike Ochuole?

Section B: NON AFRICAN DRAMA

LORRAINE HANSBERRY - A Raisin In The Sun

Compare the characters of Mama and Beneatha in the play.

Section B: NON AFRICAN DRAMA

LORRAINE HANSBERRY - A Raisin In The Sun

Comment on Beneatha’s relationship with Joseph Asagai and George Murchison.

Section B: NON - AFRICAN DRAMA

OLIVER GOLDSMITH - SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER

Consider the attitude of Mr. and Mrs. Hardcastle towards Tony Lumpkin.

Section B: NON - AFRICAN DRAMA

OLIVER GOLDSMITH - SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER

Discuss the role of Tony Lumpkin in connection with any three mistakes in the play.

SECTION C: AFRICAN POETRY

Examine the tone and mood of the poem, “Ambush”.

Explain the poet’s attitude to African traditional culture in “Vanity”.

SECTION D: NON-AFRICAN POETRY

How does the boy justify his reluctance to go to school?

Examine three features of metaphysical poetry in “The Pulley”.

SECTION E: African Prose

AMMA DARKO: Faceless

Discuss the significance of Agbogbloshie Market in the novel.

SECTION A: African Drama

DELE CHARLEY: The Blood of a Stranger

Examine the role of the shrine in the culture of Mando Land.

SECTION A: African Drama

DELE CHARLEY: The Blood of a Stranger

How does the relationship between Santigi and Kindo affect the future of Mando land?

Examine the poet’s use of sight and sound images in Frost’s Birches.

Discuss the defects of a summer’s day as highlighted by the poet in Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?

Examine the persona’s resolve to be a revolutionary in The Dining Table.

Comment on the poet’s use of rhetorical question in Vanity.

Section B: NON - AFRICAN DRAMA

OLIVER GOLDSMITH - SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER

Discuss the information provided by Act 1, Scene 1 and how it advances the plot of the play.

Section B: NON - AFRICAN DRAMA

OLIVER GOLDSMITH - SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER

Discuss the view that Tony is to blame for the failure of Hastings’ plan to elope with Constance.

Section B: NON AFRICAN DRAMA

LORRAINE HANSBERRY - A Raisin In The Sun

Consider the relationship between Mama and Travis.

Section B: NON AFRICAN DRAMA

LORRAINE HANSBERRY - A Raisin In The Sun

Comment on the character and role of Asagai in the play.

Section A: AFRICAN DRAMA

FRANK OGODO OGBECHE - Harvest of Corruption

How is ACP Yakubu presented in the play?

Section A: AFRICAN DRAMA

FRANK OGODO OGBECHE - Harvest of Corruption

Consider any three dramatic elements used to develop the plot.