LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

MD 1

FIRST SEMESTER – APRIL 2008

EL 1051 – LITERARY APPRECIATION – I

 

 

 

Date : 22/04/2008                Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

 

SECTION – A

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

 

1. Who does the little boy symbolize in “The Selfish Giant?”
2. Why are Romeo and Juliet bothered about their names?
3. Why does Nora insist that she has never been understood?
4. give two ways in which the girl child suffers in  the poem “I Ask…Why?
5. Why are the adults eager to get rid of the snow?
6. Why are the Maine woods referred to as virgin forests?
7. What does W.H.Auden signify by saying the “the death of the poet was kept from his poems?”
8. Bring out the symbolic significance of the glass menagerie in the play.
9. What lessons for life did A.P.J.Kalam learn from his parents?
10. What is the usual misconception about love?
11. Why does George Orwell regard sports as an “unfailing cause of ill-will?”
12. What does the author mean by seeing off the shine?
13. Why is Brady reluctant to fight against Jack?
14. What argument does the hermit use to dissuade the king from killing the deer?
15. Give two reasons why the author wants a wife.

SECTION B.

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

 

1. Discuss the union between plant life and human life as portrayed by Thoreau and Kalidasa.
2. To love is to give. Show how the little child transforms the giant’s life through his act of love.
3. How important are the early influences and experiences critical in shaping one’s future according to Dr. Kalam’s lifestory?
4. Critically examine Nora’s discussion with Helmer as a plea for women’s liberation.
5. Examine Swami and Friends as a humorous account on the importance of sports for young people.

SECTION C.

Answer any 2 of the following in about 300 to 400 words each. (2×15=30 marks)

 

1. 1. Write a personal account of the love you have shared with an elderly neighbour
   2. Jot down your observations during a journey in a crowded bus on a rainy day.
   3. Do you think the popularity of cricket is at the cost of other sports?
   4. Write a short essay on the abuse of women in our television serials

• write an imaginative account of an encounter with a celebrity during a journey by train.

 

 

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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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