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> まるで耳元で鳴 **かれている** かのようだった。

Why is that? How would it change if i just said 鳴いている?
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grammar passive-voice
why is this verb passive in this sentence?
Because that writer wanted to emphasize how closely **the writer felt to be
sung (barked, chirped, etc) to** by whatever it is that's making the sounds.

If changed to 鳴いているかの then it emphasizes how closely **the singing** or
whatever making the sounds appeared to be.

Consider these examples below.

抱｛だ｝く - To hug

抱｛だ｝かれる - To be hugged

The former is not passive since you are hugging something. The latter is
passive because you are being hugged by something. The same logic applies to
the 鳴く and 鳴かれる
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