Bangalore University 2009-5th Sem B.A Optional English I - IV-American literature and aspects of language - Question Paper
IV Semester B.A. Examination, June 2009 (New Scheme) OPTIONAL ENGLISH - IV American Literature and Aspects of Language
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Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 90
Instruction: Answer all questions.
1 .Annotate any three of the following : (3x5=15)
a) ... when I cried out a mothers grief none but Jesus heard me... '
b) id like to get away from earth awhile And theft cofftetoiTan3egm over."*
c) J\.. this is the birth day of life and love and wings : and of the gay great happening illumitably earth)
d) I lie down in the shadow,
No longer the light of my dream before me,
Above me.
Only the thick wall.
Only the shadow.
;e) We slowly drove - He knew no haste And I had put away My labour and my leisure too,;
For His Civility -r ' .
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2. A) Answer any one of the following: (1x15=15)
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a) How does Sojourner Truth challenge patriarchy and racism in Aint I a Woman ?
Walt Whitman transforms a common physical experience into a spiritual one in A Noiseless Patient Spider. Substantiate.
B) Write a short note on one of the following : (1x5=5)
I) Element of nostalgia in Birches.
13) Symbolism in the wall rising slowly in As I Grew Older.
Stylistic devices in I Thank You God. >'
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3. A) Answer any one of the following: (1x15=15)
Sq) Examine Willy Loman as a tragic hero.
b) Discuss Death of a Salesman as a critique of the evils of a yreiftiy
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B) Writer short note on any one of the following: (1x5=5)
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c) Flash - back technique in the play.
4. A) Answer any one of the following : (1x15=15)
axamine the relationship between the girl and the man in Hills like White Elephants.
b) Bring out the essential features in Red Jackets speech to the Christian Missionaries.
B) Write a short note on any one of the fdltewjiig: (1x5=5)
sSalzman as a match - maker.
b) The landscape in Hills Like White Elephants.
c) Significance of the statement: our seats were once large, and yours were very small... now... we have scarcely a place left to spread our blankets...
5. A) Analyse the discourse of the passage and answer the questions on it:
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Ladies and gentlemen, I am going to speak about Chickungunya, a strange and complex disease which has been tormenting people of many Indian states. It is a viral disease which is spread by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. This is not connected with the bird flu.
Symptoms of Chickungunya include fever, severe , arthritis, swelling of joints and body pain. Aedes aegypti is a daybiter. They breed in stagnant water which is collected for more than a week.
All of you are required to take some precautions to avoid breeding of the mosquitoes and the spreading of diseases. You should not allow water to be stagnant for more than a week in any type of container. As the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are day-biters, you must use mosquito nets / repellents while sleeping during day time.
a) What is the mode of the passage ? Give examples.
b) What is the relationship between the addresser and the addressee ? How is it cHaracteffsed by the features of formal and personal tenor ?
c) Ifcthe domain of the passage advertising, public speaking or journalistic writing? Justify.
d) Are the sentence structures simple or complex ? How are these sentence structures typical of the domain ?
e) How does the language used in the passage fulfil the predominant macro -function? Justify with examples.
f) Mention at least two micro functions that are realized in this passage. Give examples.
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B) Analyse the following passage by answering the questions given below:
Principal : Good morning, Geetha. What can I do for you ?
Geetha : Good morning, madam. Please sign my application for a bus pass.
Principal : Leave it in the office, Ill sign it later.
Geetha : Maam, today is the last date for submission.
Principal : Why didnt you get it signed earlier ?
Geetha : Hram... actually... maam, I........... ,5
Principal : Alright, where do I sign ?
Geetha : Here, maam.
Principal : Hmm... I cant understand why students wait till the last minute. Geetha : Thank you, madam. j aon-
Piincipal : Next time, submit your application in advance.
Geetha : Yes madam, thank you.
a) Identify the mode of the passage. Give examples.
b) Is the domain of the passage conversation or public speaking ?
c) Highlight the interactional features'of thepassagev : ~
d) Cbrhment oitHie fluency/ mn
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e) Mention one macro and at least two micro functionsbf the passage.
f) Identify examples that primarily serve the
i) Referential function
ii) Phatic function
iii) Directive function.
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