Question 56
NECO
•
2023
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
Excerpt: "The yam stalks stood tall in the village square, their golden heads bowing under the weight of the harvest. When the first locusts arrived, they darkened the sky like a moving cloud, settling on the stalks and devouring the grains." Identify the two symbols in the passage and explain how, together, they develop the theme of cultural clash in the story.
Answer Options
A.
The yam stalks represent wealth and power, and the locusts represent natural predators; together they illustrate the struggle for survival, not a cultural clash.
B.
The yam stalks are a metaphor for the villagers' resilience, whereas the locusts signify divine punishment; together they develop a theme of moral reckoning instead of cultural clash.
Correct Answer
C.
The yam stalks symbolize traditional prosperity and cultural identity, while the locusts symbolize foreign disruption; together they highlight the clash between tradition and external influence, developing the theme of cultural clash.
D.
The yam stalks symbolize the community's agricultural labor, while the locusts symbolize seasonal change; together they emphasize the passage of time rather than cultural conflict.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
The yam stalks symbolize traditional prosperity and cultural identity, while the locusts symbolize foreign disruption; together they highlight the clash between tradition and external influence, developing the theme of cultural clash.
About This Question
This is
Neco
2023
Literature In English
Question 56.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2023
Neco
Literature In English
examination.
Difficulty level:
Hard
.