Question 10
NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2023
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
Three excerpts from \(The Lion and the Jewel\) contain distinct sensory imagery:
1. "The morning light painted the market stalls in gold."
2. "The distant drums beat a relentless rhythm, echoing through the village."
3. "Baroka's rough bark of a voice cut through the silence."
Identify the dominant sense (visual, auditory, tactile) in each excerpt and explain how the sequence of imagery shifts the overall mood of the play from hopeful to ominous.
Answer Options
A.
Excerpt 1 is tactile, excerpt 2 is visual, excerpt 3 is auditory. The imagery moves from a rough, hopeful tactile opening to a bright visual rhythm of drums and concludes with an auditory description of Baroka's voice, altering the mood from hopeful to ominous.
Correct Answer
B.
Excerpt 1 is visual, excerpt 2 is auditory, excerpt 3 is tactile. The imagery moves from a bright, hopeful visual scene to tense auditory drums and ends with harsh tactile description of Baroka's voice, changing the mood from hopeful to ominous.
C.
Excerpt 1 is visual, excerpt 2 is tactile, excerpt 3 is auditory. The imagery moves from a bright, hopeful visual scene to a harsh tactile description of drums and ends with an echoing auditory voice, shifting the mood from hopeful to ominous.
D.
Excerpt 1 is auditory, excerpt 2 is tactile, excerpt 3 is visual. The imagery moves from a noisy, hopeful auditory scene to rough tactile drums and ends with a bright visual description of Baroka's voice, changing the mood from hopeful to ominous.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Excerpt 1 is visual, excerpt 2 is auditory, excerpt 3 is tactile. The imagery moves from a bright, hopeful visual scene to tense auditory drums and ends with harsh tactile description of Baroka's voice, changing the mood from hopeful to ominous.
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Neco Model Questions Vol1
2023
Literature In English
Question 10.
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2023
Neco Model Questions Vol1
Literature In English
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Difficulty level:
Hard
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