Neco 2021 Literature In English Question 44

Practice objective / multiple choice question 44 from the 2021 Neco Literature In English examination.

Neco 2021 Literature In English Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 44 NECO • 2021 • LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH • objective

The following passage is taken from a novel: "The night wrapped the town in a velvet cloak, while the streetlights flickered like hesitant fireflies, and the wind whispered secrets through the cracked windows." Identify two examples of figurative language in the passage, name the devices, and state in one phrase how each contributes to the overall atmosphere.

Answer Options

A. Simile - ‘streetlights flickered like hesitant fireflies' (creates a whimsical tone); Hyperbole - ‘wind whispered secrets' (exaggerates the wind's ability).
Correct Answer B. Metaphor - ‘night wrapped the town in a velvet cloak' (creates an enclosing, intimate atmosphere); Personification - ‘wind whispered secrets' (adds an eerie, mysterious mood).
C. Alliteration - ‘night wrapped the town in a velvet cloak' (adds a musical quality); Metonymy - ‘wind whispered secrets' (substitutes wind for unseen forces).
D. Personification - ‘night wrapped the town in a velvet cloak' (gives night human action, heightening darkness); Onomatopoeia - ‘wind whispered' (imitates the sound of wind).
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Metaphor - ‘night wrapped the town in a velvet cloak' (creates an enclosing, intimate atmosphere); Personification - ‘wind whispered secrets' (adds an eerie, mysterious mood).

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This is Neco 2021 Literature In English Question 44. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Neco Literature In English examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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