Question 39
NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2021
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
Examine the excerpt from the novel "Midnight Train". Describe how the mood changes from the opening sentence to the final paragraph, and identify two linguistic devices that the author uses to produce this shift.
Answer Options
A.
Mood shifts from calm/peaceful at the start to chaotic/noise at the end; devices used are onomatopoeia (soft whistles vs harsh screeches) and personification (the night whispering vs the sunrise shouting).
B.
Mood shifts from melancholy/sadness at the start to anger/rage at the end; devices used are alliteration (sullen sighs vs roaring rails) and hyperbole (exaggerated loss to exaggerated triumph).
C.
Mood shifts from excitement/anticipation at the start to confusion/disorientation at the end; devices used are metaphor (train as a beast) and repetition (repeating "clack" throughout).
Correct Answer
D.
Mood shifts from tense/foreboding at the start to hopeful/calm at the end; devices used are contrasting imagery (dark fog vs sunrise) and a change in verb tense (present‑tense dread to future‑oriented optimism).
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Mood shifts from tense/foreboding at the start to hopeful/calm at the end; devices used are contrasting imagery (dark fog vs sunrise) and a change in verb tense (present‑tense dread to future‑oriented optimism).
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Neco Model Questions Vol1
2021
Literature In English
Question 39.
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2021
Neco Model Questions Vol1
Literature In English
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