Question 50
GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2021
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
Read the following passage from Charlotte Brontë's *Jane Eyre* (Chapter 23):
"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will."
Identify two stylistic features employed in this sentence and explain how each contributes to the overall tone of defiant independence.
Answer Options
A.
The alliteration of the initial consonants in "bird" and "net" creates a lyrical effect, and the interrogative clause "I am a free human being with an independent will?" introduces doubt; together they suggest a tone of tentative independence.
B.
The use of a simile comparing the speaker to a bird and the repetitive parallelism "I am a free human being with an independent will" highlights fragility, resulting in a tone of melancholy.
C.
The personification of the net as a threatening force and the hyperbolic claim "I am a free human being with an independent will" exaggerates the speaker's liberty, producing a tone of triumphant confidence.
Correct Answer
D.
The metaphor of the bird versus the net denies captivity, and the antithetical, parallel clause "I am a free human being with an independent will" asserts autonomy; both combine to produce a tone of defiant independence.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
The metaphor of the bird versus the net denies captivity, and the antithetical, parallel clause "I am a free human being with an independent will" asserts autonomy; both combine to produce a tone of defiant independence.
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2021
Literature In English
Question 50.
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2021
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Literature In English
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