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MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Reg. No. :.………………… Name :.………………….
Fourth Semester B.Com. Degree Examination, June 2016
First Degree Programme under CBCSS
Language Course: English IV
AUEN411.3: Readings in Literature
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
SECTION A
Answer ALL questions each in a word or in a sentence.
1. What is a popular traditional ballad
2. What kind of symmetry does the poet find in the tiger
3. Why is it that Keats's poem, "To Autumn" is regarded as an ode
4. To whom does Ted Hughes compare the moon
5. What, according to Lynd, is regarded by most men as gewgaw
6. Where did Martin Luther King deliver his speech, "I Have a Dream
7. Where does the action of "To Sir, With Love" take place
8. Mention the name of the writer Rosemary thought about, when Miss Smith approached her with a request.
9. Which part of the city was preferred by artists and painters in the story world of "The Last Leaf"
10. What does Schatz wait for, in the story "A Day's Wait"
(10 1 10 Marks)
SECTION B
Answer any EIGHT questions, each in a short paragraph not exceeding 50 words.
11. What is an Ode Mention two examples.
12. What is the central mystery addressed in the poem, "The Tiger"
13. Explain the context of Hamlet's soliloquy, "To be or not to be."
14. Why did Lucy Gray go out with a lantern on a snowy day
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15. How does Tagore regard the traditional forms of worship in his poem, "Leave this Chanting"
16. Why does Braithwaite insist on treating his students as adults
17. What is the significance of the "symbolic shadow" mentioned by Martin Luther King
18. What was Miss Smith's request? How did Rosemary respond to it
19. What is the condition of Ratan at the end of the story, "The Postmaster"
20. What made the swallow stay back, when all his friends left for Egypt
21. Why did Schatz want to isolate himself in his room
22. What was Mason's lie about the evening paper Why did she choose to lie
2 16 Marks)
SECTION C
Answer any SIX questions, each in a paragraph not exceeding 100 words.
23. How does the narrative evolve in "Lucy Gray"
24. How does Blake establish a connection between the Tiger and the Lamb What is the significance of this
25. What are the pleasures of ignorance
26. How did Pamela Dare enter the classroom What was Braithwaite's response to it
27. Why was Miss Smith sent away from Rosemary's house
28. Write a short note on the character of the Swallow in "The Happy Prince".
29. How does Ratan look after the Postmaster when the latter was down with fever
30. What was Schatz confused about? How was the problem resolved
31. What do we learn about the condition of Nora in the early part of the play "Fail Not Our Feast" How does she manage to attend the reunion
4 24 Marks)
SECTION D
Answer any TWO questions, each in about 300 words.
32. Attempt a critical analysis of Keats' poem, "To Autumn".
33. Write an essay on the historical significance of Martin Luther King's speech, "I Have a Dream".
34. What is the significance of the title of the play "Fail Not Our Feast"
35. Write an essay on the plot construction in O Henry's story, "The Last Leaf".
15 30 Marks)