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wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunder- stood.
Total No. of Questions : 19
[Total No. of Printed Pages : 4
OR
My life is not an apology, but a life. It is for itself and not for a spectacle. I much prefer that it be genuine and equal, than that it should be glittering and unsteady.
IJ-568
M.A. IIIrd Semester (Reg./Pvt./ATKT)
Examination, 2022-23
English
Paper - IV (B)
American Literature
Time : 3 Hours]
[Maximum Marks :
Reg.= 85
Pvt.= 100
Reg.= 85
Pvt.= 100
Note :- All questions are compulsory.
SECTION - 'A'
5×3=15
Annotations Type Questions (Attempt any 3)
1.
Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood ? Pythagoras was mis- understood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and
2.
O powerful western fallen star!
O shades of night - O moody, teartal night !
O great star disappear'd - O the black mark that hides the star!
O cruel hands that hold me powerless- O helpless soul of me!
O harsh surrounding cloud that will not free my soul
OR
My long two - pointed ladder's sticking through a tree
Towards heaven still.
And theres a barrel that I didn't fill Beside it, and there may be two or three Apples I didn't pick upon some bough.
O shades of night - O moody, teartal night !
O great star disappear'd - O the black mark that hides the star!
O cruel hands that hold me powerless- O helpless soul of me!
O harsh surrounding cloud that will not free my soul
OR
My long two - pointed ladder's sticking through a tree
Towards heaven still.
And theres a barrel that I didn't fill Beside it, and there may be two or three Apples I didn't pick upon some bough.
3.
No ! I loved him once-before I married him..........But mar- riage soon turned his romance int disgust ?
OR
Then thin figure, seated stiffly upright, arms against, her sides, the legs close together, the head upright, is like that of an Egyptian statue.
Then thin figure, seated stiffly upright, arms against, her sides, the legs close together, the head upright, is like that of an Egyptian statue.
SECTION - 'C'
Long Answer Type Questions
9×5=45
Note :- Attempt any five questions.
12.
How does Emerson uses observations and metaphors of na- ture to illustrate his philosophical points in the essay "Self Reliance?"
13.
What does Emerson say about society in his essay "Self Reli- ance"?
14.
Write an essay on the Central theme of the Poem "O captain, My captain".
15.
Write a critical appréciation of the poem "stopping by woods on a Snowy Evening".
16.
What are the elements of classical Greek tragedy that O'Neill incorporates in his play "Mourning Becomes Electra".
17.
Comment on the theme of love and lust that unfolds in "Mourn- ing Becomes Electra."
18.
Mark Twain war able to find humor in situations that most people would regard as serious. Discuss this in reference to "Huckleberry finn".
19.
Discuss Huck as an archetype hero in the novel "Huckleberry Finn".
SECTION - 'B'
Short Answer Type Questions
5×5=25
Note :- Attempt any five questions.
4.
What does the quote "Every heart is tuned to that string" means in the essay "Self Reliance" by Emerson.
5.
What does Emerson means when he writes "envy is ignorance, imitation is suicide".
6.
What does the star represent in "When Lilacs last in the Dooryard Bloomed"?
7.
What does "Song of Myself" symbolize ?
8.
What message does "Mourning Becomes Electra" tell about the nature of war ?
9.
Why does Lavinia choose the fate she does ?
10.
What trick does Huck play on Jim after they get separated in the fog ?
11.
Write a short note on the use of satire In "Huckleberry Finn".