Question 21
NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2020
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
Read the excerpt below.
"Rain hammered the tin roof, each drop a cold hammer on the silent house. Inside, the old woman sat by the dim lamp, her eyes fixed on the empty chair across the room. Suddenly, the wind ceased, and a soft golden light filtered through the cracked window, illuminating dust motes that danced like tiny stars."
Identify the dominant mood in the first two sentences and the mood in the final sentence. For each mood, name one literary device that primarily creates it.
Answer Options
A.
First part: angry (or hostile) mood, created mainly by visual imagery of the rain and harsh diction such as "stormy" and "loud". Second part: fearful mood, created mainly by olfactory imagery of the dust and the personification of the light as "watchful".
Correct Answer
B.
First part: gloomy (or oppressive) mood, created mainly by auditory imagery of the rain and bleak diction such as "cold" and "silent". Second part: hopeful (or serene) mood, created mainly by visual imagery of the golden light and the metaphor of dust motes as tiny stars.
C.
First part: tranquil mood, created mainly by tactile imagery of the rain and gentle diction such as "soft" and "quiet". Second part: melancholy mood, created mainly by auditory imagery of the wind and the simile of dust motes as "tiny fireflies".
D.
First part: nostalgic mood, created mainly by auditory imagery of the rain and nostalgic diction such as "remembered" and "echo". Second part: anxious mood, created mainly by visual imagery of the golden light and the hyperbole of dust motes as "blazing suns".
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
First part: gloomy (or oppressive) mood, created mainly by auditory imagery of the rain and bleak diction such as "cold" and "silent". Second part: hopeful (or serene) mood, created mainly by visual imagery of the golden light and the metaphor of dust motes as tiny stars.
About This Question
This is
Neco Model Questions Vol1
2020
Literature In English
Question 21.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2020
Neco Model Questions Vol1
Literature In English
examination.
Difficulty level:
Hard
.