Literature Texts for 2016-2020 WAEC Examination

As a tradition that has stood the test of time, the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) changes its Literature texts after a period of four years. Just like our political system where every administration is given the constitutional right to govern the affairs of the country for four years, these literature texts are also used for four years, after which the board changes them.

The texts listed below are for 2016-2020:

AFRICAN DRAMA

1. Harvest of Corruption by Frank Ogodo.
2. The Blood of a Stranger by Dele Charley.

NON AFRICAN DRAMA

1. A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
2. She Stoop to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith.

AFRICAN PROSE

1. Lonely Days by Bayo Adebowale.
2. Faceless by Amma Darko.

NON AFRICAN PROSE

1. The Castle of Otranto by Horace Warpole.
2. Native Son by Richard Wright.

AFRICAN POETRY

1. "Vanity" by Birago Diop.
2. "Piano and Drums" by Gabriel Okara.
3. "The Panic of Growing Older" by Lenre Peters.
4. "The Dining Table" by Gbanabom Hallowell.
5. "The Anvil and the Hammer" by Kofi Awoonor.
6. "Ambush" by Gbemisola Adeoti.

ALSO SEE: The List of Literature Texts for 2021 – 2025 WAEC Examination

NON AFRICAN POETRY

1. "The Pulley" by George Herbert.
2. "Birches" by Robert Frost.
3. "The School Boy" by William Blake.
4. "The Proud King" by William Morris.
5. "Crossing the Bar" by Afred Tennyson.
6. "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?" by William Shakespeare.

Drama Text for the Objective Test/Context Questions.

Othello by William Shakespeare.