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BA English General Programme (BAG)
ASSIGNMENT (FOR JULY 2026 AND JANUARY 2027 SESSIONS)
BA English General BEGE-141 UNDERSTANDING PROSE
(Based on Blocks 1-4)
Programme: BAG
Course Code: BEGE-141/2026-27
Maximum Marks: 100 Answer all the questions.
Section A
Q.1 Write short notes on the following in about 200 words each:
a. Difference between Image and Symbol
b. Characteristics of Expository Prose
c.Travelogue
d. Personification
Section B
Q.2 Answer the following questions in about 350 words each:
a. Analyse how the idea of England is constructed in the mind of the colonized subject and how this leads to a crisis of identity in Jamaica Kincaid’s essay “On Seeing England for the First Time.”
b. Explain the significance of the subtitle “To Whom Shall I Tell My Grief?” in relation to the theme of misery in Chekhov’s story
c. How does Bill Aitken turn a railway journey into a meaningful exploration of India?
d. Write an essay on Anne Frank as a child, a diarist, and a witness to history.
Section C
Q.3. Answer the following questions in about 600 words each:
a. “Shooting an Elephant” is an expository essay without Orwell adopting the argumentative mode.” Discuss the essay with reference to its prose style.
b. Describe Gandhi’s journey toward self-knowledge as reflected in his autobiography.
c.“Margaret Laurence’s speech is simple in style but forceful in argument.” Discuss.
d.Mother is a strong, idealistic, and uncompromising woman.” Discuss with relevant examples from the story.
e. Discuss “The Quest of Man” as a philosophical letter addressed to Indira Gandhi.
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