American Literature - Past Papers - MA English Literature - Part 1 - Sargodha University

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Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Total Marks: 100
Passing Marks: 40 (As of 2020)
Note: Objective part is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from the subjective part.

2022 IIA

Short Questions

  1. Why doesn't Proctor want Mary to go back to court?
  2. Explain the significance of the needle in the "Poppet".
  3. Why does Lavinia retreat into the house forever at the end of the play?
  4. Why does Christine hate her husband?
  5. What is the significance of the Jazz music in the novel 'Jazz'?
  6. Who is Violet?
  7. The soldiers tease the priest in A Farewell to Arms. What does it suggest?
  8. Why do Henry and Catherine decide to go to Switzerland?
  9. Explain the term Diction.
  10. What is Irony?

Long Questions

  1. Elaborate the main theme of 'The Crucible'.
  2. Do you agree with the remarks that silence speaks out volume and drives people mad in Mourning Becomes Electra?
  3. Critically analyze the novel 'Jazz' by Toni Morrison as an excellent expression of Post Colonialism.
  4. Hemingway is known for his inclusion of 'Hemingway's heroes' in his work. Who is the Hemingway's hero in A Farewell to Arms elaborating his traits?
  5. Whitman's poetry is democratic in both its subject matter and its language. Explain.
  6. Critically evaluate one of the following poems:
                a) Acquainted with the Night
                b) After The Last Bulletin

2022

Short Questions

  1. Who is Rev. John Hale, and why does he come to Salem?
  2. What did Proctor do after he signed the confession? Why?
  3. How does Christine murder Ezra?
  4. Why does Brant accuse Ezra of guilty of the death of his mother?
  5. Why do Morrison's characters migrate to New York City?
  6. What type of a girl Dorcas is?
  7. How does Catherine die?
  8. Who is Miss Van Campen?
  9. Define the term Climax.
  10. What is Metaphor?

Long Questions

  1. Discuss The Crucible' as a conflict between notions of dogmatic and secular.
  2. Discuss 'Mourning Becomes Electra' as a modern tragedy.
  3. Deeply analyse the character of Joe 1 race in tc nOvel "Jazz by Toni Morrison.
  4. What is the main theme of A Farewell To Ams?
  5. Describe the main elements of modernity m ne poetry of Richard Wilbur.
  6. Critically evaluate one of the following poems:
            a) Tree at my Window
            b) The Painter

2021

Short Questions

  1. Why does Mrs. Putnam believe that there are witches in Salem?
  2. What "confession" did Elizabeth make to John?
  3. What is the physical appearance of Christine, the mother of Lavinia?
  4. What does Seth Beckwith tell Lavinia about Captain Adam Brant?
  5. Who is called Wild in the novel Jazz?
  6. What do you know about Golden Gray?
  7. What is the opinion of Miss Van Campen is the cause of Henry's suffering from jaundice?
  8. Who is an Antagonist?
  9. Describe the first meeting of Henry with Catherine
  10. Define Personification.

Long Questions

  1. "Abigail Williams is the evilest character in the play The Crucible". Elucidate
  2. Explain "Mourning Becomes Electra" as a drama of lust and love
  3. Violet was not always crazy, Compare and contrast Violef's behaviour in the beginning and at the end of the novel.
  4. How would you characterize Catherine Barkley's role in the novel?
  5. Elaborate Still Citizen Sparrow by Richard Wilbur as a satire on pride and vanity.
  6. Critically evaluate one of the following poems

a) After Apple Picking

b) O Captain! My Captain

2020

Short Questions

  1. Who calls Reverend Hale, for the treatment of Betty
  2. How does John Proctor accuse Paris when he accuses him of poor church attendance
  3. Why does Captain Adam Brant want to avenge on the Mannon's family?
  4. On what grounds does Lavinia refuse to marry Peter?
  5. Where did Joe Violet get married?
  6. Does Morrison use the phrase "The City" for Harlem?
  7. How did military officers make fun of the priest in the novel Farewell to Arms?
  8. Who is Miss Ferguson in the novel Farewell to Arms?
  9. What is personification?
  10. Define a dramatic monologue.

Long Questions

  1. Flow does Arthur Mislier suggest in The Crucible that man must be committed to his society?
  2. Bring out the symbolism in the play Mourning Becomes Electra.
  3. Discuss The structure of A Farewell to Arms bringing out the tension of love and war.
  4. Why did Violet slash the dead face of Dorcas?
  5. Discuss the salient features of Richard Wilber's poetry.
  6. Critically evaluate one of the following poems.

a) ree at my Window                    b) Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

2019

Short Questions

  1. What is relation of Abigail williamš with Reverend Paris?
  2. Which one of the Ten Commandmènts does John Proctor forget when he is called upon to recall the Ten Commandments?
  3. Which war-front does Ezra Mannon come back from?
  4. On what pretext does Christine go to New York and there she meets her paramour, Adam Brant.
  5. For how long does Joe and Dorcas love affair last?
  6. Who called Joe's mother as wild?
  7. Where does Catherine Barkley serve as a nurse?
  8. Who introduced Frederic Henry to Miss Barkley?
  9. What is a simile?
  10. Define Alliteration.

Long Questions

  1. When political power is based on superstition and hysteria, society becomes corrupt? 1llustrate the statement in the light of drama "The Crucible".
  2. Discuss Mourning Becomes Electra as a new version of Greek tragedy.
  3. Write a note on the personality and character of Catherine Barkley.
  4. What were the circumstances that led to the marriage of Joe and Violet?
  5. Discuss the salient features of John Ashbery's poetry.
  6. Critically evaluate one of the following poems.

a) Mending Walls

b) The Road Not Taken

2018

Short Questions

  1. Why does ABIGAIL run away in the end?
  2. What is the significance of the title The Crucible?
  3. Why docs Adam hate Mannon family?
  4. How does O'Neill Symbolize hair and eyes in the play Mourning Becomes Electra?
  5. What is the effect of city life on African-Americans?
  6. What is the sad memory of Dorcas?
  7. Who is Rinaldi in A Farewell To Arms?
  8. What is the Priest's definition of Love in A Farewell To Arns?
  9. What is a Sonnet?
  10. What is modernism?

Long Questions

  1. Write the historical and cultural background of the play The Crucible.
  2. Discuss Mourning Becomes Electra as a modern tragedy.
  3. Examine critically the significance of the title A Farewell To Arms,
  4. Describe the thematic and symbolic significance of Jazz music in Jazz.
  5. What are some of the dominant features of 20-century American poetry that are reflected in the works of John Ashbery and Richard Wilbur?
  6. Critically evaluate one of the following poems.

a) There Was A Child Went Forth.

b) After Apple Picking

2017

Short Questions

  1. What is Betty lying unconscious?
  2. Why did ABIGAIL accuse Proctor’s wife?
  3. What is the meaning of Mourning Becomes Electra?
  4. Why does Lavinia hate her mother?
  5. What is Harlem Renaissance in JAZZ?
  6. Why is vera lovis gray thrown out of her home?
  7. What is the meaning of the title a Farewell to ARMS?
  8. Why does HENRY Jump into the river TAGLIAMENTO?
  9. Define poetry.
  10. What is ASHBERY’s wish in the Painter?

Long Questions

  1. What are the various themes in the crucible?
  2. “In Mourning Becomes eletra adam brant proves a true villain but he has reasons to be one.
  3. “Identity and memory are two dominate aspects of JAZZ. Elucidate.
  4. How far is it correct to call a Farewell to ARMS an autobiographical novel?
  5. What are the various features of Walt Whitman’s poetry?
  6. Critically evaluate one of the following poems:

(1)        Mending wall              b.Melodic Trains

2016

Short Questions

  1. What does Abigail run away in the end?
  2. What do you know about Tituba?
  3. Why does Lavinia say, “I hate love”?
  4. Why does Adam Brant take revenge on Ezra Mannon?
  5. Why is there tension between Joe and Violet?
  6. Who is Golden Gray and why is he named so?
  7. Who is Rinaldi?
  8. What does rain symbolize in A farewell to Arms?
  9. What does the sea symbolize in The Painter?
  10. What is the theme of O Captain! My Captain.

Long Questions

  1. Write the historical and cultural background of the play The Crucible.
  2. Illustrate Mourning Becomes Electra as a psychological drama of Lust.
  3. Discuss the various themes in Jazz.
  4. Examine critically the significance of the title A Farewell to Arms.
  5. Discuss Ashbery as a modern poet.
  6. Critically evaluate one of the following poems:

a) Mending Wall

b) Still Citizen Sparrow.

2015

Short Questions

  1. Why does John Proctor confess his act of adultery?
  2. What does Hale mean when he says, “Cleave to no faith brings blood”?
  3. Why does Adam hate the Mannon family?
  4. How does Ezra Mannon meet his tragic death?
  5. Why are relations estranged between Joe and Violet?
  6. Name the parents of Joe Trace.
  7. Who is Ferguson in A Farewell to Arms?
  8. How does Henry save his life from the Italian Military Police?
  9. What is a Sonnet?
  10. What is the theme of The Road Not Taken?

Long Questions

  1. What is the significance of the title the Crucible?
  2. Discuss Mourning Becomes Electra as a modern Tragedy.
  3. “The novel Jazz by Tony Morrison reflects the complexities of urban life”. Illustrate the statement.
  4. Discuss Frederic Henry as a typical Hemingway hero.
  5. Discuss the characteristics of Robert Frost’s poetry with reference to the poems you have read.
  6. Critically evaluate one of the following poems:

a) There was a Child Went Forth

b) Melodic Trains

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