Neco 2020 Literature In English Question 18

Practice objective / multiple choice question 18 from the 2020 Neco Literature In English examination.

Neco 2020 Literature In English Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 18 NECO • 2020 • LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH • objective

Consider the two lines from John Keats's "Ode to a Nightingale": "And the sweet voice of the nightingale / lifts the weary heart from its gloom." Which poetic device is employed in the phrase "sweet voice," and how does it affect the poem's mood?

Answer Options

A. Metaphor; it compares the nightingale's song to a sweet voice, deepening the melancholy mood.
Correct Answer B. Alliteration; it gives the line a musical quality that enhances the calm, uplifting mood of the poem.
C. Assonance; it creates a repetitive vowel sound that adds a somber tone to the poem.
D. Personification; it gives the nightingale human qualities, intensifying the emotional tension.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Alliteration; it gives the line a musical quality that enhances the calm, uplifting mood of the poem.

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This is Neco 2020 Literature In English Question 18. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Literature In English examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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