Question 59
NECO
•
2017
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
Read the passage below:
"The cracked earth exhaled a dry sigh as the sun's golden fingers brushed the wilted leaves, while distant drums of thunder muttered a warning."
(a) List each type of imagery present (visual, auditory, tactile, etc.) and give the exact phrase that illustrates it.
(b) Explain how the combined imagery contributes to the overall theme of impending change.
(c) Which single image most strongly signals the theme, and why?
Answer Options
A.
Visual: "golden fingers", "dry sigh"; Auditory: "cracked earth"; Tactile: "wilted leaves". The imagery together suggests a festive mood, and the "golden fingers" most strongly signals the theme of celebration.
Correct Answer
B.
Visual: "cracked earth", "golden fingers", "wilted leaves"; Auditory: "dry sigh", "drums of thunder muttered"; Tactile: "exhaled", "brushed". The imagery together creates tension and suggests an upcoming transformation, with the thunder image most strongly signalling the theme of impending change.
C.
Visual: "cracked earth", "wilted leaves"; Auditory: "drums of thunder muttered"; Olfactory: "dry sigh". The combined imagery evokes serenity, with the "cracked earth" most strongly signalling the theme of stability.
D.
Auditory: "dry sigh", "golden fingers"; Tactile: "drums of thunder muttered"; Visual: "cracked earth". The imagery creates confusion, with the "drums of thunder muttered" most strongly signalling the theme of chaos.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Visual: "cracked earth", "golden fingers", "wilted leaves"; Auditory: "dry sigh", "drums of thunder muttered"; Tactile: "exhaled", "brushed". The imagery together creates tension and suggests an upcoming transformation, with the thunder image most strongly signalling the theme of impending change.
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This is
Neco
2017
Literature In English
Question 59.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2017
Neco
Literature In English
examination.
Difficulty level:
Hard
.