Question 39
NECO
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2018
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
Read the short poem:
Silence drapes the night
like a curtain of ash
each star a whispered sigh
that the moon cannot hush.
(a) Identify the poetic form used.
(b) Explain how the enjambment between lines 2 and 3 affects the poem's meaning.
(c) Interpret the central metaphor "silence drapes the night".
Answer Options
A.
Form: ballad; Enjambment creates a narrative tension, pulling the reader forward to anticipate a story beyond the stars; Metaphor: silence is a bright spotlight that illuminates the night, indicating clarity.
B.
Form: haiku; Enjambment adds a rhythmic pause that isolates the stars, highlighting their independence from the moon; Metaphor: silence is a gentle breeze that brushes the night, implying a soothing atmosphere.
Correct Answer
C.
Form: free verse; Enjambment creates continuity, linking the ash imagery to the whispered stars and deepening the sense of pervasive quiet; Metaphor: silence is a heavy curtain that envelops the night, conveying an oppressive stillness.
D.
Form: sonnet; Enjambment disrupts the flow, causing a jarring break between ash and stars that emphasizes fragmentation; Metaphor: silence is a thin veil that lightly covers the night, suggesting calm tranquility.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Form: free verse; Enjambment creates continuity, linking the ash imagery to the whispered stars and deepening the sense of pervasive quiet; Metaphor: silence is a heavy curtain that envelops the night, conveying an oppressive stillness.
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This is
Neco
2018
Literature In English
Question 39.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2018
Neco
Literature In English
examination.
Difficulty level:
Hard
.