DISTANCE EDUCATION
B.A. (Eng)/B.A. Addl. DEGREE EXAMINATION,
MAY 2018.
AMERICAN AND COMMON WEALTH LITERATURES
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — x 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following.
1. Critically anlayse "Crossing the Brooklyn Ferry".
2. Discuss the theme of the poem 'The Emperor of
Inecream" by Wallace Stevens.
3. Write a note on why the mother sings with her eyes and
smiles a ghost smile.
4. What are the main duties of the American scholar that
Emerson mentioned in the speech?
5. What is the representation of marriage in the story

6. Describe the old man's return to harbour and his struggle
to reach his shack.
7. How does Le Mesurier describe himself to Palfreyman?
8. Give an account of the part played by Brutus Jones in the
play The Emperor Jones.
Sub. Code
33/109
DE-3483
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PART B — x 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following.
9. Trace the evolution of thought in Robert Frost's "Mending
Wall".
10. Discuss the theme of the poem "Poetry" by Marianne
Moore.
11. Describe the song of the harp and the king's reaction to it.
12. Explain the setting of the story "Bliss" in detail.
13. Show how in The Old Man and the Sea Hemingway puts
his detailed knowledge of fishing to good use.
14. Write an essay on the theme of the novel Voss.
15. Compare and contrast the characters of Sidi and Baroka
in the play The Lion and the Jewel.