WAEC Literature in English 1998 Question 38

Question 38

Poetry: General

An epitaph is

  1. A.poem of lamentation
  2. B.a poem of fourteen lines
  3. C.an inscription on a tomb
  4. D.the life history of an author
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Answer: C (an inscription on a tomb)

Explanation

An epitaph is the short text written on a tombstone in memory of the dead.