B.A-B.A English AMERICAN AND COMMONWEALTH LITERATURES(Alagappa University - Directorate of Distance Education-2012)

DISTANCE EDUCATION
B.A. (English)/B.A. (English) Addl. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2012.
AMERICAN AND COMMONWEALTH LITERATURES
Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks
SECTION A — (5 × 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. What makes Whitman significant as a part of a whole world?
2. Who is the speaker in “Mirror” and what does the speaker reflect?
3. Bring out the yeatsian inspiration in “Like an old proud king in a parable”.
4. What does Emerson say about the influence of the past?
5. What does Bertha reflect on her wonderful life?
6. Discuss religious symbolism in The oldman and the sea.
7. What attracted Iris and Laura to Alex Thomas?

8. How is racial discrimination brought out in The Emperor Jones?

SECTION B — (4 × 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
9. What is ironic about the speaker’s statements concerning his neighbour’s opinion of wall-building in “Mending wall”?
10. Comment on the theme of “The Emperor of the cream”.
11. Attempt a critical appreciation of “Refugee Mother and child.
12. Examine the views of Irving Babbitt in detail.
13. Critically analyse the character Johann Ulrich voss.
14. Discuss the treatment of women in The Lion and the Jewel.
15. Analyse the facts of the actual Lizzie borden murder case.

Earning:  ₹ 6.05/-