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BEGLA-137: Language through Literature
Assignment July, 2026 & January, 2027 Sessions (Based on Blocks 1 – 4)
Programme: BAG/BEGLA-137
Course Code: BEGLA-137/2026-27
Max. Marks: 100
Note: Answer all questions.
1. Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the bracketed verbs.
i) He is _________. (sleep)
ii) Sita may be _______. (fire)
iii) Have you ________ the gift? (buy)
iv) Rama __________ ever since she heard that you were coming. (excite)
v) Amit __________ the match for two hours. (watch)
vi) The buds __________ by the time you visit us next month. (sprout)
vii) As a corporate employee, I am used to ____________ without rest. (work)
viii) I __________ when you called. (study)
ix) I _______ to believe that the contract ______ finalized. (lead, be)
x) The final episode ________ next Tuesday. (air)
2. Give the meanings of the following phrasal verbs. Use them in sentences of your own.
i) Allow for
ii) Back out
iii) Freeze out
iv) Agree with
v) Get on
vi) Look after
vii) Ask around
viii) Block in
ix) Keep at
x) Pass by
3. Make sentences to bring out the difference in meanings.
i) Canon and Cannon
ii) Incite and Insight iii) Reign and Rein
iv) Role and Roll
v) Creek and Creak
vi) Stationary and Stationery
vii) Tale and Tail
viii) Sole and Soul
ix) Right and Write
x) Which and Witch
5. Give the negative and question forms of the following sentences:
i) I received your letter.
ii) I can meet you tomorrow.
iii) He has accepted the offer.
iv) We enjoyed the match.
v) She used to be a timid girl.
vi) You ought to have studied hard.
vii) He might refuse to come.
viii) You wanted me to perform well.
ix) I have been waiting for this package.
x) Your father is here to pick you up.
6. Write short notes on any 4 of the following:
i) Onomatopoeia
ii) Assonance
iii) Simile
iv) Personification v) Rhyme
7. Differentiate between any four of the following with the help of suitable examples:
i) Paradox and Antithesis
ii) Extended Metaphor and Mixed Metaphor
iii) Synecdoche and Metonymy
iv) Allegory and Allusion
v) Satire and Irony
8. What do you understand by rhetoric? Discuss the different rhetorical devices you can employ to make your speech and writing more impactful.
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