Bachelor Of Mass Media (BMM) SEM II 2017 18 April 2017-18 INTRO TO LITERATURE Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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1. Q2 Each question carries equal marks
2. Q3 Marks to the right indicate full marks
   • (A) In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, why did the original seven commandments lose their relevance? What were the changes made? Why were these changes made?
   • (A) Discuss the significance of the symbols in George Animal Farm -- Names, Milk and Apples, Windmill, Old Skull and Jones’ Rifle. [15]
   • (B) What is the significance of the use of symbols in Bhisham Tamas?
   • (B) How effectively has Bhisham Sahni developed the plot in Tamas? 15
   • (A) In Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s short story “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” how do the fantastic elements help provide insights into the way human beings think
   • (B) Is the short story “Girls” by Mrinal Pande made more effective by the use of first person narration? In what way? [7]
   • (C) How effective is Isabel Allende’s narrative technique in her short story “And of Clay are we Created”? [8]
   • (D) What is the theme of Ernest Hemingway’s short story “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”? How does Hemingway develop this theme? [7]
   • (A) With reference to Maya Angelou’s poem “The Lie”, comment on the ‘emotional mask’ that the speaker hides behind as she bids farewell to her friend. [8]
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   • (B) What is the theme in Robert Frost’s poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’? How does he develop this theme? [7]
   • (C) How effectively does Wilfred Owen portray the enemy as a friend in his poem
   • (D) In what way is Gieve Patel castigating modern man in his poem “On Killing a Tree”? To what extent do you agree with Patel’s point of view? [7]
   • (A) Vijay Tendulkar, in his play Silence! The Court is in Session, has used this platform to expose gender discrimination in patriarchy. What are your views on this? [15]
   • (A) Do you consider Leela Benare as a tragic figure in Vijay Tendulkar’s play Silence! The Court is in Session? Give reasons for your response. [15]
   • (B) What is the source and the irony of the title of George Bernard play Arms and the Man? [15]
   • (B) George Bernard Shaw rejected romanticism and embraced realism. How realistic is Arms and the Man? How much of it is [15]
3. Q5 Write short notes on any three: 15 marks
   • (A) The use of irony as.a poetic device in “On Killing a Tree”
   • (B) The use of metaphor to articulate human emotions in the poem “Need Ka Nirman
   • (C) Title of the poem “Strange Meeting’
   • (D) Cafe as a setting in “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”
   • (E) Women in Nani’s house in “Girls”
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   • i) aay sie
   • i) sie
   • i) A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”
   • i) And of Clay are we Created”
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   • i) the Lie” fea
   • ii) Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” Ol ata
   • i) “strange Meeting”
   • i) Site
   • i) ‘Arms and the Man’ Sd
   • ii) ‘Arms and the
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