Question 74
GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2024
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ENGLISH_LANGUAGE
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objective
Read the passage: "She whispered sweet nothings into the wind, hoping the clouds would carry her secrets to distant ears." List all figures of speech present and briefly explain the effect each creates.
Answer Options
A.
Metonymy (wind and clouds), Hyperbole (sweet nothings), Consonance (whispered…sweet…). Effects: metonymy substitutes related concepts, hyperbole exaggerates intimacy, consonance adds harshness.
Correct Answer
B.
Personification (wind and clouds), Metaphor (sweet nothings), Alliteration (whispered…sweet…). Effects: personification gives agency to nature, metaphor conveys intimacy, alliteration adds musicality.
C.
Allusion (wind and clouds), Irony (sweet nothings), Rhyme (whispered…sweet…). Effects: allusion references myths, irony creates contrast, rhyme provides structure.
D.
Simile (wind and clouds), Personification (sweet nothings), Assonance (whispered…sweet…). Effects: simile creates comparison, personification gives emotion to words, assonance adds rhythm.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Personification (wind and clouds), Metaphor (sweet nothings), Alliteration (whispered…sweet…). Effects: personification gives agency to nature, metaphor conveys intimacy, alliteration adds musicality.
About This Question
This is
Gce Model Questions Vol1
2024
English Language
Question 74.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2024
Gce Model Questions Vol1
English Language
examination.
Difficulty level:
Medium
.