LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
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DEGREE EXAMINATION –GENERAL ENGLISH
FIRST SEMESTER – APRIL 2007
EL 1051 – LITERARY APPRECIATION – I
Date & Time: 03/05/2007 / 9:00 – 12:00 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
SECTION – A
Answer any 10 of the following in about 75 words each (10×3= 30 marks)
- How does Scott Peck describe love?
- Why are Romeo and Juliet bothered about their names?
- How does the little boy bring about a change of heart in “The Selfish Giant?”
- Why are the adults eager to get rid of the snow?
- Why are the Maine woods referred to as virgin forests?
- What argument does the hermit use to dissuade the king from killing the deer?
- Give two reasons why the author wants a wife.
- Why does Nora decide to slam the door on Helmer?
- give two ways in which the girl child suffers in the poem “I Ask…Why?
- What does W.H.Auden signify by saying the “the death of the poet was kept from his poems?”
- Bring out the connection between Laura and the glass menagerie in the play.
- What lessons for life did A.P.J.Kalam learn from his father?
- Why does George Orwell regard sports as an “unfailing cause of ill-will?”
- What does the author mean by seeing off the shine?
- Why is Brady reluctant to fight against Jack?
SECTION B.
Answer any 4 of the following in about 200 to 250 words each (4×10=40 marks)
- Show how John Keats uses the images of death and winter to highlight the fate of the unfortunate knight.
- Discuss the union between plant life and human life as portrayed by Thoreau and Kalidasa.
- Critically examine Nora’s discussion with Helmer as a plea for self respect and personal autonomy.
- Examine Swami and Friends as a humorous account on the importance of sports for young people.
- How important are the early influences and experiences critical in shaping one’s future according to Dr. Kalam’s lifestory?
- To love is to give. Show how the little child transforms the giant’s life through his act of love.
SECTION C.
Answer any 2 of the following in about 300 to 400 words each. (2×15=30 marks)
- Write a personal account of the love you have shared with a grandparent.
- Jot down your observations during a a journey in a crowded bus on a hot summer’s day.
- if you were a filmmaker what positive images of womanhood would you like to highlight in your films?
- Dr. Kalam has always lavished praise on his teachers for having touched and shaped life. Can you think of any teacher who has been a positive influence on you?
- Do you think big time cricket is getting to be dangerously corrupt with every tournament?
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