LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH
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FIRST SEMESTER – APRIL 2008
EL 1053 – LITERARY APPRECIATION
Date : 22/04/2008 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 1:00 – 4:00
SECTION – A
Answer any six of the following in about 250 words each (6×10=60 marks)
- What is the impact of the contrast between the Negro’s silence and the gossip of the town?
- Comment on the “negative” thoughts in the poem London Snow
- Discuss Herriot’s experiences at the dentist’s as a comment on the medical profession.
- How do the personal details about Ka enhance the mood of the mood of the chapter titled The Silence of Snow.
- Identify the many ways through which Mulk Raj Anand brings out the absurdity of fashion fads.
- Elaborate on the connection Colin Mooers draws between capitalism and imperialism.
- Show how the author satirizes gender roles in Why I Want A Wife.
- To what extent can you agree with the speaker’s ideas of a prudent life in Hamlet?
Answer any two of the following in about 400 words each (2×20=40 marks)
- Do you agree that the hype around first class cricket in India is detrimental to the development of other games such as hockey and football?
- Attempt a short essay titled Why I Want A Husband
- Write a short account/poem/ short story about the traditions of any festival in your community.
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