LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

THIRD SEMESTER – APRIL 2012

EL 3500 – AMERICAN LITERATURE

 

 

 

Date : 24-04-2012              Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

PART-A

 

Answer the following questions in about 50 words each:                          (10×2=20 marks)

 

1. How many signed “The May Flower Compact” and when was it signed?
2. What does Bradstreet mean by “with sins, with cares and sorrows vext”?
3. What is the central theme of “The Joy of Church Fellowship”?
4. How many pamphlets are there in “The American Crisis”? What is the pseudonym

Paine used to sign them?

5. To whom is Phillis Wheatley’s poem addressed to and what idea does it convey?
6. Mention the Books of Oriental Philosophy quoted in “Brahma”?
7. Comment on the tone of the poem “I Sit and Look Out” by Walt Whitman?
8. How does Marianne Moore contradict herself in “Poetry”?

9 “If I cannot carry forests on my back, Neither can you crack a nut”- Explain the lines of

Emerson’s “Fable”.

10. Write about the imagery of “The Road Not Taken”.

 

PART-B

 

Answer any FIVE of the following in about 150 words each:                            (5×8=40marks)

 

11. Describe the Puritan mission of the new world with reference to “Wonders of the

Invisible World”?

12. “The Minister’s Black Veil” is not about the secret sin, instead it is about the sin of

Pride- Discuss.

13. What is the main idea in Carl Sandburg’s poem “Chicago”?
14. Write an appreciation of the poem “The Raven” and its special atmosphere.
15. “The World is infused with a holy radiance, if only we have eyes to see it”-

Substantiate the statement with reference to Denise Levertov’s “Come into Animal

Presence”.

16. Is the tone rebellious or apologetic in “To S.M. A Young African Painter” by Phillis

Wheatley? – Discuss.

 

17. Trace the theme of Illusion and Reality in “The Glass Menagerie.”
18. Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is “a stay against confusion” –Justify.

 

PART-C

 

Answer the following questions in about 300 words each:                              (2×20=40marks)

 

19. Compare the poems “Weary Pilgrim” and “The Joy of Church Fellowship.”

(OR)

Elucidate Poe’s “Philosophy of Composition.”

 

20. “A person must not be just liked but well- liked”- Discuss with reference to “The

Death of a Sales Man.”

(OR)

Critically analyse Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” as a tragedy of a class that yearns

for a home of which it is perpetually deprived.

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

THIRD SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2012

EL 3500 – AMERICAN LITERATURE

 

 

 

Date : 02/11/2012             Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

PART – A

 

1. Answer the following in about 50 words each:             (10×2 =20 marks)

 

1. Briefly explain Frost’s philosophy as expressed in his poem.
2. Comment on Emerson’s ideas on the immortality of the soul.
3. Comment on the titular significance of Wallace Steven’s poem.
4. A perusal of his poetry shows thatTaylor was a thorough going Calvinist. Elaborate.
5. Identify Paine’sliberal philosophy in The American Crisis.
6. Discuss the character of Laura Wingfield.
7. How does Levertov celebrate the existence of animals?
8. What makes TheMayflower Compact the first governing document of Plymouth Colony?
9. What is Poe’s unity effect?
10. Poetry is a matter of skill and honesty in any form according to Marianne Moore. Do you agree?

PART – B

 

1. Answer any FIVE of the following in about 150 words each:                     (5×8 =40 marks)

 

11. Sandburg is called “indubitably an American in every pulse-beat”.
12. Critically appreciate The Raven as a narrative poem.
13. How does Levertov emphasize bring out the idea of animals as old joy that returns in holy presence?
14. Discuss Cotton Mother’s influence on early New England.
15. Death of a Salesmanis a tragedy about the differences between a New York family’s dreams and the reality of their lives. Elucidate.
16. How does Albee explore the theme of isolation in The zoo story?
17. Bring out the narrative style in Poe’s short story.
18. What picture of the 18th century town in Puritan New England does Hawthorne present in “The Minister’s Black Veil”?

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART – C

 

• Answer the following in about 400 words each:                                                   (2×20 =40 marks)

 

19. ‘Analysis of 20^th century American poetry ranges from applying large-scale themes that address needs for the whole human race to intricate detail about the poets unique experiences and life’s journey.’

(OR)

20. Why is The Glass Menagerie called a memory play?

 

21. How is Willy Loman’s retreat into the past a form of escape from his unpleasant present reality in Miller’s play?

 

(OR)

 

22. Of Mice and Menteaches a grim lesson about the nature of human existence.

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