Question 31
GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2021
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
Read the following excerpt:
"Silent seas surge, swift shadows slip,
Moon‑lit murmurs melt the midnight mist,
Stars shiver, scattering silver sighs,
Night's veil veils the vanished void."
Identify every poetic device employed in the excerpt. Then explain how the combination of alliteration and metaphor together enhances the poem's mood.
Answer Options
Correct Answer
A.
Alliteration, consonance, metaphor, personification, internal rhyme, tautology (repetition). The alliteration supplies a hushed, musical rhythm that echoes the sea‑like movement, and the metaphor "murmurs melt" turns sound into a liquid image; their combination intensifies the poem's quiet, eerie mood.
B.
Alliteration, consonance, metaphor, onomatopoeia, internal rhyme, tautology (repetition). The alliteration gives a bright, lively beat that reflects sunrise, and the metaphor "murmurs melt" turns sound into fire; their combination brightens the poem's hopeful mood.
C.
Alliteration, consonance, metaphor, personification, internal rhyme, antithesis. The alliteration provides a slow, dragging cadence that mimics a funeral march, and the metaphor "murmurs melt" changes sound into stone; together they deepen the poem's somber mood.
D.
Alliteration, assonance, simile, personification, internal rhyme, hyperbole. The alliteration creates a harsh, clashing rhythm that mirrors the stormy sea, and the simile "murmurs melt" compares sound to ice; together they heighten a turbulent mood.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
Alliteration, consonance, metaphor, personification, internal rhyme, tautology (repetition). The alliteration supplies a hushed, musical rhythm that echoes the sea‑like movement, and the metaphor "murmurs melt" turns sound into a liquid image; their combination intensifies the poem's quiet, eerie mood.
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Gce Model Questions Vol1
2021
Literature In English
Question 31.
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objective
questions from the
2021
Gce Model Questions Vol1
Literature In English
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Difficulty level:
Hard
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