Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 English Language Question 46

Practice objective / multiple choice question 46 from the 2019 Gce Model Questions Vol1 English Language examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 English Language Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 46 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2019 • ENGLISH_LANGUAGE • objective

Identify the figure of speech used in the sentence "The night wrapped the city in a blanket of silence", explain the effect it creates, and then rewrite the sentence using a different figure of speech that achieves the same effect.

Answer Options

A. Figure of speech: simile. Rewritten sentence: "The night draped the city in a blanket of silence."
B. Figure of speech: hyperbole. Rewritten sentence: "The night smothered the city with an endless blanket of silence."
C. Figure of speech: personification. Rewritten sentence: "The night whispered over the city, wrapping it in silence."
Correct Answer D. Figure of speech: metaphor. Rewritten sentence: "The night covered the city like a blanket of silence."
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Figure of speech: metaphor. Rewritten sentence: "The night covered the city like a blanket of silence."

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 English Language Question 46. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Gce Model Questions Vol1 English Language examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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