Description
COURSE CODE: BEGC-105
COURSE TITLE: American Literature
July 2026 & January 2027 Sessions
(Based on Blocks 1 – 4) Answer all questions.
Section A Answer with reference to the context:
(i)
“Hope” is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops – at
(ii) all O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;
(iii) Earth laughs in flowers, to see her boastful boys
Earth-proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs;
Who steer the plough, but cannot steer their feet
Clear of the grave.
(iv) Far or forgot to me is near;
Shadow and sunlight are the same;
The vanished gods to me appear;
And one to me are shame and fame.
Section B
Answer the following in about 300 words each:
1. Comment on the use of symbols in The Scarlet Letter.
2. Write a critical appreciation of the poem “Because I could not stop for Death”.
3. Discuss Hemingway’s “iceberg” technique of narration with reference to his short stories.
4. Write a short note on the beginnings of American drama and the influences that shaped its growth.
Section C
Answer the following questions in about 600 words each:
1. Discuss All My Sons as a critique of the American Dream.
2. Analyse the character of Hester Prynne and trace her transformation in the course of The Scarlet Letter.
3. Trace the growth and development of the American short story, referring to some of its prominent practitioners.
4. How does the Native American experience find expression in Sherman Alexie’s poetry? Discuss with reference to the poem prescribed in your course
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