Question 55
NECO
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2024
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
Two excerpts are taken from the same novel. Excerpt A: "The sunrise painted the village in gold, and hope rose in every heart as the children laughed in the fields." Excerpt B: "The once‑bright streets now lay in ash, and the laughter was swallowed by the bitter wind that carried only decay." Identify the shift in tone between the two excerpts, cite the textual evidence that signals this shift, and infer the author's purpose in creating it.
Answer Options
A.
The tone remains consistent between the excerpts, maintaining a hopeful mood throughout, as indicated by the recurring imagery of sunrise and laughter, suggesting the author's purpose is to celebrate enduring optimism.
Correct Answer
B.
The tone shifts from hopeful and uplifting in Excerpt A (words like "sunrise", "gold", "hope", "laughter") to bleak and despondent in Excerpt B (words like "ash", "bitter wind", "decay"). This contrast, marked by the opposite imagery, is used by the author to underscore the loss of prosperity and to warn about the fragility of happiness.
C.
The tone shifts from melancholy in Excerpt A to joyous in Excerpt B; the presence of words like \"ash\" and \"decay\" in B actually convey a sense of renewal, indicating the author's purpose is to illustrate the cyclical nature of life.
D.
The tone changes from neutral description in Excerpt A to a romanticized view in Excerpt B, with the use of \"bitter wind\" and \"ash\" highlighting a love for nature, and the author's purpose is to evoke a pastoral idyll.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
The tone shifts from hopeful and uplifting in Excerpt A (words like "sunrise", "gold", "hope", "laughter") to bleak and despondent in Excerpt B (words like "ash", "bitter wind", "decay"). This contrast, marked by the opposite imagery, is used by the author to underscore the loss of prosperity and to warn about the fragility of happiness.
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2024
Literature In English
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Literature In English
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