Exam Details
| Subject | american literature | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | b.a.english | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | loyola college | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | May, 2018 | |
| City, State | tamil nadu, chennai |
Question Paper
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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
B.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION -ENGLISH LITERATURE
THIRD SEMESTER APRIL 2018
16UEL3MC01- AMERICAN LITERATURE I
Date: 03-05-2018 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 09:00-12:00
SECTION A
I ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN ABOUT 30 WORDS EACH:
(10 X 2 20 MARKS)
1. Write a brief note on Mayflower Compact.
2. When was the first 'Crisis' published by Paine?
3. In Poe's opinion what is the legitimate province of a poem?
4. What does the narrator imagine herself in the poem "Because I Could Not Stop For
Death"?
5. What does the face of Helen bring to the mind of the poet?
6. Why does the poet choose that particular road in the poem "The Road Not Taken"?
7. What are your first impressions of Laura from The Glass Menagerie?
8. What does the character Jim O'Connor symbolize?
9. Why does Montresor seek revenge on Fortunato in "The Cask of Amontillado"?
10. Write a short note on Major Monarch in Henry James's "The Real Thing".
SECTION B
II ANSWER ANY FOUR OF THE FOLLOWING IN ABOUT 100 WORDS EACH:
X 10 40 MARKS)
11. What is Poe's idea about the plot of a poem?
12. Write a paragraph on 'William Faulkner's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech'.
13. Enumerate the basic thought of Emerson to develop the poem "Brahma"?
14. How does Anne Bradstreet poem symbolize her emotions through the pilgrim?
15. Discuss the theme of The Glass Menagerie.
16. The Emperor Jones is an expressionist play. Elaborate.
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17. How does the socio-economic reality of the late1920's manifest itself Of Mice and
Men?
18. Narrate the story "Flowering Judas".
SECTION C
III ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN ABOUT 200 WORDS EACH: X 20 =40 MARKS)
19. a. Write a critical appreciation of "The Philosophy of Composition".
Or
b. Discuss in detail about the hidden theme in the poem "Fable" by Emerson.
20. a. The Glass Menagerie is tragedy. Elucidate.
Or
b. "The Cask of Amontillado" illustrates us foolishness and folly can cost your life. Do
you agree?
LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
B.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION -ENGLISH LITERATURE
THIRD SEMESTER APRIL 2018
16UEL3MC01- AMERICAN LITERATURE I
Date: 03-05-2018 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 09:00-12:00
SECTION A
I ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN ABOUT 30 WORDS EACH:
(10 X 2 20 MARKS)
1. Write a brief note on Mayflower Compact.
2. When was the first 'Crisis' published by Paine?
3. In Poe's opinion what is the legitimate province of a poem?
4. What does the narrator imagine herself in the poem "Because I Could Not Stop For
Death"?
5. What does the face of Helen bring to the mind of the poet?
6. Why does the poet choose that particular road in the poem "The Road Not Taken"?
7. What are your first impressions of Laura from The Glass Menagerie?
8. What does the character Jim O'Connor symbolize?
9. Why does Montresor seek revenge on Fortunato in "The Cask of Amontillado"?
10. Write a short note on Major Monarch in Henry James's "The Real Thing".
SECTION B
II ANSWER ANY FOUR OF THE FOLLOWING IN ABOUT 100 WORDS EACH:
X 10 40 MARKS)
11. What is Poe's idea about the plot of a poem?
12. Write a paragraph on 'William Faulkner's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech'.
13. Enumerate the basic thought of Emerson to develop the poem "Brahma"?
14. How does Anne Bradstreet poem symbolize her emotions through the pilgrim?
15. Discuss the theme of The Glass Menagerie.
16. The Emperor Jones is an expressionist play. Elaborate.
2
17. How does the socio-economic reality of the late1920's manifest itself Of Mice and
Men?
18. Narrate the story "Flowering Judas".
SECTION C
III ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN ABOUT 200 WORDS EACH: X 20 =40 MARKS)
19. a. Write a critical appreciation of "The Philosophy of Composition".
Or
b. Discuss in detail about the hidden theme in the poem "Fable" by Emerson.
20. a. The Glass Menagerie is tragedy. Elucidate.
Or
b. "The Cask of Amontillado" illustrates us foolishness and folly can cost your life. Do
you agree?
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