Question 41
GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2020
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
Read the following two images from the passage: "The city rose like a wounded beast, its streets bleeding neon, while the moon hung, a cold silver scalpel, slicing the night." Identify the two contrasting images, explain how they together develop the theme of urban alienation, and state the literary device that links them.
Answer Options
Correct Answer
A.
The images are the city as a wounded beast and the moon as a cold silver scalpel; together they highlight urban alienation by portraying the city as painful and the moon as detached, and the linking device is juxtaposition (contrasting imagery).
B.
The images are the city as a burning furnace and the moon as a bright lantern; together they highlight urban alienation by portraying the city as oppressive and the moon as hopeful, and the linking device is metaphor (contrasting imagery).
C.
The images are the city as a wounded beast and the moon as a cold silver scalpel; together they highlight urban alienation by portraying the city as painful and the moon as detached, and the linking device is personification (contrasting imagery).
D.
The images are the city as a wounded beast and the moon as a cold silver scalpel; together they highlight urban alienation by showing the city's vitality and the moon's warmth, and the linking device is juxtaposition (contrasting imagery).
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
The images are the city as a wounded beast and the moon as a cold silver scalpel; together they highlight urban alienation by portraying the city as painful and the moon as detached, and the linking device is juxtaposition (contrasting imagery).
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This is
Gce Model Questions Vol1
2020
Literature In English
Question 41.
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objective
questions from the
2020
Gce Model Questions Vol1
Literature In English
examination.
Difficulty level:
Hard
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