Question 39
NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2023
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ENGLISH_LANGUAGE
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objective
Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.
"The night sky was a velvet blanket, studded with glittering diamonds. The wind whispered secrets through the trees, and the moon smiled down on the lonely traveler. He felt his heart thunder like a drum in his chest."
Identify each figure of speech used in the passage and state the type (e.g., metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole).
Answer Options
A.
1. Metaphor - "The night sky was a velvet blanket"; 2. Metaphor - "studied with glittering diamonds"; 3. Metaphor - "The wind whispered secrets"; 4. Personification - "the moon smiled down"; 5. Simile - "his heart thunder like a drum".
B.
1. Metaphor - "The night sky was a velvet blanket"; 2. Hyperbole - "studied with glittering diamonds"; 3. Personification - "The wind whispered secrets"; 4. Personification - "the moon smiled down"; 5. Simile - "his heart thunder like a drum".
Correct Answer
C.
1. Metaphor - "The night sky was a velvet blanket"; 2. Metaphor - "studied with glittering diamonds"; 3. Personification - "The wind whispered secrets"; 4. Personification - "the moon smiled down"; 5. Simile - "his heart thunder like a drum".
D.
1. Simile - "The night sky was a velvet blanket"; 2. Simile - "studied with glittering diamonds"; 3. Personification - "The wind whispered secrets"; 4. Personification - "the moon smiled down"; 5. Metaphor - "his heart thunder like a drum".
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
1. Metaphor - "The night sky was a velvet blanket"; 2. Metaphor - "studied with glittering diamonds"; 3. Personification - "The wind whispered secrets"; 4. Personification - "the moon smiled down"; 5. Simile - "his heart thunder like a drum".
About This Question
This is
Neco Model Questions Vol1
2023
English Language
Question 39.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2023
Neco Model Questions Vol1
English Language
examination.
Difficulty level:
Medium
.