LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

XA 07

FIRST SEMESTER – November 2008

EL 1051 – LITERARY APPRECIATION – I

 

 

 

Date : 05-11-08                     Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

            SECTION – A

 

Answer any TEN of the following in about 75 words each                                      (10×3= 30 marks)

 

1. Why is love a misunderstood word?
2. How does a mere name rule the destinies of Romeo and Juliet?
3. Who does the little boy symbolize in “The Selfish Giant?”
4. Describe the children’s excitement on seeing the snow.
5. Why are the Maine woods referred to as virgin forests?
6. Why does the hermit dissuade the king from killing the deer?
7. Give two reasons why the author wants a wife.
8. Why does Nora decide to leave Helmer?
9. Why is the daughter referred to as the docile cow in the poem “I Ask…Why?
10. What does W.H.Auden signify by saying the “the death of the poet was kept from his poems?”
11. Bring out the connection between Laura and the glass menagerie in the play.
12. What lessons for life did A.P.J.Kalam learn from his parents?
13. Why does George Orwell regard sports as an “unfailing cause of ill-will?”
14. What doe the author mean by seeing off the shine?
15. Why is Brady reluctant to fight against Jack?

 

SECTION – B

 

Answer any FOUR of the following in about 200 to 250 words each                      (4×10=40 marks)

 

1. What according to Scott Peck is the distinction between falling in love and true love?
2. Discuss the harmony between human and Nature as portrayed by Thoreau and Kalidasa.
3. Critically examine Nora’s discussion with Helmer as a plea for women’s liberation.
4. Examine Swami and Friends as a humorous account of childhood.
5. How important are the early influences and experiences critical in shaping one’s future according to Dr. Kalam’s lifestory?
6. Show how the little child transforms the giant’s life through his act of love.

 

SECTION – C.

 

Answer any TWO of the following in about 300 to 400 words each                                    . (2X15=30 marks)

 

22. Write a note on the different kinds of love that you have experienced.
23. Describe a bus ride to college on a rainy day.
24. Write an article for a newspaper on the need for a more positive portrayal of women in films.
25. Recast a conversation between four friends in which you discuss your favourite politician.

1. Do you think big sporting events like the World Football Cup, Olympics, Cricket etc play a role in promoting world peace?

 

 

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