Question 34
NECO
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2021
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
Excerpt 1: "The rain hammered the streets, and the city seemed a cold, indifferent machine." Excerpt 2: "Yet, in the quiet corner of the café, a soft melody rose, wrapping the room in warmth." Identify the tone of each excerpt, explain the shift between them, and indicate which linguistic features signal the change.
Answer Options
A.
Excerpt 1 tone: bleak\/critical (indicated by \"hammered,\" \"cold,\" \"indifferent,\" \"machine\"); Excerpt 2 tone: melancholic\/somber (indicated by \"soft melody,\" \"warmth\"); the shift is shown by the change in diction and imagery from harsh to sad.
B.
Excerpt 1 tone: bleak\/critical (indicated by \"hammered,\" \"cold,\" \"indifferent,\" \"machine\"); Excerpt 2 tone: hopeful\/comforting (indicated by \"soft melody,\" \"warmth\"); the shift is shown by the change in punctuation and sentence length rather than diction.
C.
Excerpt 1 tone: nostalgic\/reflective (indicated by \"hammered,\" \"cold,\" \"indifferent,\" \"machine\"); Excerpt 2 tone: hopeful\/comforting (indicated by \"soft melody,\" \"warmth\"); the shift is shown by the change in diction and imagery from nostalgic to hopeful.
Correct Answer
D.
Excerpt 1 tone: bleak/critical (indicated by "hammered," "cold," "indifferent," "machine"); Excerpt 2 tone: hopeful/comforting (indicated by "soft melody," "warmth"); the shift is shown by the change in diction and imagery from harsh to gentle.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Excerpt 1 tone: bleak/critical (indicated by "hammered," "cold," "indifferent," "machine"); Excerpt 2 tone: hopeful/comforting (indicated by "soft melody," "warmth"); the shift is shown by the change in diction and imagery from harsh to gentle.
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This is
Neco
2021
Literature In English
Question 34.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2021
Neco
Literature In English
examination.
Difficulty level:
Hard
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