Neco 2025 Literature In English Question 3

Practice objective / multiple choice question 3 from the 2025 Neco Literature In English examination.

Neco 2025 Literature In English Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty

Question 3 NECO • 2025 • LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH • objective

The night fell like a curtain, swallowing the town; streetlights flickered, cars hissed, people hurried, voices rose. Identify two stylistic devices used in the passage and discuss how each contributes to the overall atmosphere.

Answer Options

A. Metaphor (night fell like a curtain) - suggests a direct equivalence, intensifying the darkness; Polysyndeton (list of actions with repeated ‘and') - creates a drawn‑out, lingering pace

Correct Answer B. Simile (night fell like a curtain) - creates visual enclosure; Asyndeton (list of actions without ‘and') - gives a rapid, tense rhythm

C. Personification (night fell like a curtain) - gives night human qualities, deepening mood; Parallelism (balanced list of actions) - provides structural symmetry

D. Alliteration (night fell like a curtain) - repeats initial consonant sounds, adding musicality; Anaphora (repetition of ‘people hurried') - emphasizes urgency

Correct Answer

Correct Option:

Simile (night fell like a curtain) - creates visual enclosure; Asyndeton (list of actions without ‘and') - gives a rapid, tense rhythm

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This is Neco 2025 Literature In English Question 3. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Neco Literature In English examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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