Analysis of Ars Poetica-Archibald MacLeish

Analysis of Ars Poetica- Archibald MacLeish

Analysis of Imagery: The poem is filled with imageries and each line has to be taken into account for analysing imagery. The poem on the whole talks about how a poem should be. It is a reflection of thoughts on "Ars Poetica" by Archibald MacLeish and therefore same title has been retained for this poem. The opening lines carry the image of a ‘globed fruit’. Globed fruit refers to the round shape of the fruit. As a fruit that is spherical in shape carries the palpable part along with seeds, so the poem should have contents that should be felt and easily understood. However, the meaning and content of the poem should not be directly thrown open to the readers. Fruit content is always good to eat; similarly the poem also should have a good feel to read. The usage of ‘as’ to bring a direct comparison with various other images indicates the implication of simile technique. The same technique is applied throughout the poem. The second line “Dumb As old medallions to the thumb” presents the comparison between the age old medallion and the poem. A medallion is an artefact of history. It has truth and innumerable stories inculcated within but at the outset it is a piece of calmness. The loads of greatness remains calm and one has to profoundly think for the comprehension of underlying facts. On par with this medallion, the poet compares the poem. A poem also should carry the truth and innumerable meaning and stories within but it has to remain dumb without throwing the wealth of messages directly to the readers. A reader has to read, relish and cull out the treasury buried in the poem. After the imagery of a ‘globed fruit’ and the ‘old medallion’ the third imagery used by the poet is casement ledges which are worn out by the touch of sleeves for many years. Despite the persistent touch and the damage caused to the casement, it remains silent forever. Such a silence is expected in a poem. Though the quality of silence in a poem is highly doubted still the silence here refers to the immense silence that is borne out of heavy truth. First three images deals with the sensory image of touch and sight while the fourth and fifth imagery are connected with the kinaesthetic movement.  The lines “A poem should be wordless as the flight of birds” is the fourth imagery that presents the comparison of a wordless poem with the flight of birds. The image of flight of birds is kinaesthetic and a reader may wonder about its comparison with the wordless poem. Infact the ‘poem should be wordless’ is confusing as one may wonder that how a poem can be without words. The implied meaning in this context is that a bird’s flight is generally smooth and gliding. A bird can be watched as a whole but its way of flight is not looked separately. The action of flight blends with the bird. Similarly, the words in the poem should give a smooth impression of reading. The word should blend with the poem and the words should disappear in the light of entire poem. The next four lines of the poem deals with the image of moon from the nature. A characteristic feature of the poem is compared with the moon. The motion of the moon cannot be easily deciphered. For an observer, the moon gives an impression as if it moves and climbs in-between the entangled trees leaving the winter leaves. Whereas the moon on the other hand stays in the space and revolves around its own orbit alone. A poem too should take the reader's imagination along with its images. A poem has to be motionless but like a moon that assumes the movement from the observer’s point of view, a poem too has to stimulate the emotions of a reader and it should appeal to the feel. A poem is not a history to tell the facts. This poem is a paradox in a way as it repeatedly mentions how a poem should be.

Analysis of Syntax: The poem consists of couplet and each portion of the initial line contains imagery. The usage of punctuations like comma, full stop and the hyphen helps the reader to sense the images with right comparison. The gerund form “leaving” is used twice to create a progressive effect. The repetition of a pattern occurs in ‘twig by twig’ and ‘memory by memory’. The lines “a poem should be equal to: Not true”, “A poem should not mean: But be” follows a same pattern. The lines 1 & 2 also begin with “a poem should be”. Like a refrain the lines “A poem should be motionless in time, As the moon climbs” is repeated twice. The words like ‘mute’, ‘dumb’, ‘silent’, and ‘wordless’ mean the same but has been syntactically arranged one behind the other pertaining to various comparisons.

Analysis of rhythm: The alliteration of the sound /t/ can be traced in the lines, “twig by twig the night-entangled trees”. Similarly the alliteration of the consonant /m/ sound is evident in the lines “Memory by memory the mind”. The first six lines of the poem have ‘ab’ rhyme pattern.  Many rhymes are consonance in nature based on sounds-for instance mute and fruit, releases and trees. There is also other rhyme pair like grief-leaf, stone-grown, and dumb-thumb etc. However, the poet has used the free verse style and the rhyme pattern is not uniformly applied throughout the poem.

summary of The Piligrim's Progress

                                    PILGRIM’S PROGRESS

                                     -JOHN BUNYAN.

The author dreamed a dream.  In the dream the hero’s name is Christian.

As the city will go under destruction he decides to go away from there due to fire from the heaven.

He calls his wife and children, but they didn’t come along with him.

Evangelist is the messenger sent by god, who told Christian to go wicket-gate.

Obstinate and pliable are neighbors of Christian.

Obstinate tells Christian no to go, but Christian did not listen.  Pliable goes along with Christian.

Both Christian and pliable falls into a mire - “the slough of despond,” after a lot of struggle pliable came out of the mire.  But due to fear pliable went back to home. Christian continues his journey.

Christian with the help of HELP and continues his journey.

Christian meets Mr. worldly Wiseman who guides Christian to Mount Sinai.

He to Christian to reach the city named morality where he could see a man called legality, and his son civility.

EVANGELIST scolds Christian for taking diversion from his path towards wicket-gate.

From EVANGELIST Christian understood that Mr. Worldly Wiseman is cheat.

 Christian reached wicket-gate and good-will welcomed him and guides him towards interpreter.

Before that Christian tells about this experience till reaching the wicket-gate.

Christian introduces himself to interpreter and asks interpreter to guide him further for his journey.

The interpreter took Christian to a parlour which was full of dust and asked a man to clean dust.

The interpreter showed 6 images to Christian:

              1. passion and patient.

              2. the symbol of fire.

              3. image of an armed man.

              4. a man in the cage-a man of despair.

              5. grave man.

              6. the man and the damsel.

Then Christian reached the sepulcher where his burden was loosened and fell down from his shoulder.

Three shining ones appeared before Christian.

The first one forgave his sins and second clothed him with raiment and third set a mark in his forehead and gave him a seal to reach celestial city.

Simple, sloth, presumption was not aware of lion standing near them and simple says that he has no fear. Sloth requests for some more sleep and presumption says tat whatever he says is correct; every man has to stand with his own decision.

Now Christian meets formalist and hypocrisy who passes wicket gate with out legal permission.

Christian advises them but they didn’t listen to him and chooses the path of danger and destruction and they both were doomed.

But Christian chooses the path of difficulty and puts all his efforts to climb the hill and in between he takes rest in a pleasant arbor and falls asleep.

Suddenly he awakes and continues his journey to the top of the hill and on the way he met mistress and timorous .they said that there are two lions and so they were running down the hill.

But Christian continues his journey and he finds his roll missing and so he went back to the arbor in search of his roll after finding the roll he continues his journey .

He meets porter named watchful and he informs Christian that the lions are chain and so it is safe to cross at the middle to reach the lodge named beautiful.

Watchful introduces discretion and he calls his family member prudence, piety and charity.

They all invite Christian and piety enquires Christian about his travel and they both talk.

Prudence also had a conversation with Christian about his travel and they both talked.

Prudence also had a conversation with Christian and at last Christian is asked to stay in a chamber named peace.

Morning he was armored by them to protect himself from danger in his further journey.

Charity enquired him about his family.

The next they showed Christian the delectable mountain where the shepherds of celestial city used to bring their cattle’s for gracing.

He comes down the hill and crosses the valley of humiliation with great difficulties.

Where he met appollyon. Appollyon is a monster with the feet like bear, mouth like lion, wings like dragon, body which is covered with scales like fish and fire and smoke coming from his belly.

Appollyon being the king of city of destruction scolds Christian and told him to go back to his city but Christian refused it which leaded to a great sword fight between Christian and appollyon. Christian wins the fight by killing appollyon.

The wound of Christian was cured by the leaves of ‘tree of life’.

The Christian crossed the velley of shadow of death which was very dark with various fearful sounds with great difficulties he realized the dangers that he has crossed only after the sunrise.

Then Christian met faithful and they started to discus about their experience.

Faith started to explain his experience to the hero Christian.

1.                                a woman named Wanton met him but he escaped from her.

2.                                Faithful meets a man named adan andhe asked him to marry his 3 daughters.  The daughters names were 1) Lost of the flesh, 2) Lost of the eyes, 3) the pride of life.

3.                                Faithful also met discontent.

4.                                Faithful meets a man and that man introduces talkative who is good at words but not in action.

PILGRIM’S PROGRESS

                                           -JOHN BUNYAN.

The author dreamed a dream.  In the dream the hero’s name is Christian.

As the city will go under destruction he decides to go away from there due to fire from the heaven.

He calls his wife and children, but they didn’t come along with him.

Evangelist is the messenger sent by god, who told Christian to go wicket-gate.

Obstinate and pliable are neighbors of Christian.

Obstinate tells Christian no to go, but Christian did not listen.  Pliable goes along with Christian.

Both Christian and pliable falls into a mire - “the slough of despond,” after a lot of struggle pliable came out of the mire.  But due to fear pliable went back to home. Christian with the help of HELP and continues his journey.

Christian meets Mr. Worldly Wiseman who guides Christian to Mount Sinai. There he meets a man named Legality and his son name is Civility and the name of the village is Morality.

Evangelist scolds Christian to take direction to Mount Sinai – instead of too wicket-gate. Now Christian understands that Mr Worldly Wise-man is a cheat. 

Christian reaches wicket-gate and good-will receives him and guides towards the interpreter.

Before that Christian tells about his experience till reaching the wicket-gate.

Christian introduces himself to interpreter and asks interpreter to guide him further for his journey.

The interpreter took Christian to a parlour which was full of dust and asked a man to clean the dust.

The interpreter showed 6 images to Christian:

             

              1. Passion and patient.

              2. The symbol of fire.

              3. Image of an armoured man.

              4. A man in the cage - a man of despair.

              5. Grave man.

              6. The man and the damsel.

Then Christian reached the sepulcher where his burden was loosened and fell down from his shoulder.

Three shining ones appeared to Christian.

      

       First one forgave his sins and second clothed him with raiment and third set a mark in his forehead and gave him a seal to reach celestial city.

Simple, Sloth, Presumption were afraid of lion standing near them and Simple says that he has no fear. Sloth requests for some more sleep and Presumption says that whatever he says is correct; every man has to stand with his own decision.

Now Christian meets Formalist and Hypocrisy who passes wicket gate with out legal permission.

Christian advices them but they didn’t listen to him and chooses the path of danger and destruction and they both were doomed.

But Christian chooses the path of difficulty and puts all his efforts to climb the hill and in between he takes rest in a pleasant Arbour and falls asleep.

Suddenly he awakes and continues his journey to the top of the hill and on the way he met Mistress and Timorous. They say that there are couples of lions and they both were running down the hill.

But Christian continues his journey and again raches back to Arbour and felt asleep and he lost his roll and he Searches and Scolds himself and he got his roll and continues his journey.

He meets porter named Watchful and he says tyo Christian that the lions are chained and he safely reaches the lodge.  Lodge name is beautiful.

Watchful introduces discretion and he calls his family members Prudence, Piety and Charity.

They all invite Christian and piety enquires Christian about his travel and they both talk.

Prudence also had a conversation with Christian and at last Christian is asked to stay in a chamber named Peace.

Morning he was taken to Armoured to protect himself from danger for the forth coming journey.

Charity enquires Christian about his family.

Next day Christian was shown the defectable mountain which is near the heaven.

He comes down the hill and crossed the valley of humiliation with great difficulties.

He meets Appollyon. Appollyon is a monster with the feet like bear, mouth like lion, wing like dragon, and smoke coming from his belly.

Appollyon being the king of city of destruction scolds Christian and they had a conversion over the concept of Princess and Lord.   Their conversion leads to sword fight between Christian and Appollyon and at alst Appollyon dies and Christian had won.

The Christian was wounded and gets refreshed with the leaves of the “Tree of Life”. 

The Christian has to cross the valley of shadow of path to reach celestial city.  With great difficultiy he starting crossing it was dark and he didn’t kenw how he crossed but when he had corssed it was sunrise.

Now Christian meets faithful and they started discussing and faithful tells his experience.

1.        A woman named Wanton met him but he escaped from her.

2.        Faithful meets a man named adan andhe asked him to marry his 3 daughters.  The daughters names were 1) Lost of the flesh, 2) Lost of the eyes, 3) the pride of life.

3.        Faithful also met discontent.

4.        Faithful meets a man and that man introduces talkative who is good at words but not in action.

Now talkative talks against religious belief and both Christian and faithful makes comments on talkative.

Christian and Faithful crosses the wilderness.  Suddenly Evangelist comes behind them and tells about the difficulty while crossing the Vanity - fair.

Vanity fair is meant for plays, games, cheat, fools etc. both Christian and Faithful were least bothered about the fair, but unfortunately, Faithful died.

Christian meets Hopeful and they both crosses the plain ‘cose’.  Demas invites Christian and Hopeful to Silver mine which destroyed many lives but they both didn’t go.

Christian and Hopeful had a short conversation of “Pillar of Salt” and they take this Statue as a example for the trust on god.

Christian and Hopeful chooses the path Meadow which was soft and pleasant to walk.

Christian and Hopeful were much tied and they slept, the King of the place Giant came before them and arrested them and putted in jail ie. Imprison.

Christian and Hopeful prayed god sincerely and he has a lock called promise through which he could easily open all doors of doubting castle and both Christian and Hopeful escaped.

They reach Delectable Mountain and four shepherds were there.  There names were 1) Knowledge, 2) Experience, 3) Watchful and 4) Sincere. 

First information was the flatterer and should be careful about the land known as enchanting ground.

The shepherd offers a guide map and also informs to go fast.

Christian and Hopeful meets Ignorance.  They ask ignorance whether he has taken the right path but they came to know that he came illegally.

Christian again meets the Wanton Professor who is bounded by deadly sins.  He is reminded of little – faith who lost his money and lamented.

Christian, Hopeful falls prey for the flatterer’s words they are re-directed from the right path.  True Apostle rescues them.

After the little conversion with Atheist they cross the enchanting ground to keep away from falling asleep.  They talk about blessings of Christ and religion.

Finally they enter into the country of Beulah, a City of Marriage and happiness.  They enjoy the hospitality and get prepared to enter into the celestial city by crossing the river of death.

Christian with much struggle crosses the river of death with the help of Hope.  They are welcomed with warm note and they are transfigured into golden colour.

Finally Christian sees the Ignorance being thrown into the hell through the side path.  Since he had no parchment in his hand.

Semantic change

A language can have sound change, morphological change, synctatic change, Lexical and semantic change.

Semantic change

The change in the meaning is always a step by step process and it involves many phenomena lile

1.      Semantic broadening

2.      Semantic narrowing

3.      Amelioration

4.      Weakening

Semantic broadening is a process in which the meaning of a word becomes more general or more inclusive than its historically earlier form.

Eg: Bird –Small fowl (Old meaning)-‘any winged and feathered creature (new meaning)

       Aunt- Father’s sister (Old meaning) – ‘Father or mother’s sister’ (new meaning)

Semantic narrowing is the process in which the meaning of word becomes less general or less inclusive than its historically earlier meaning.

Eg: hound – any dog (Old meaning) – ‘a hunting breed’(new meaning)

Meat- any type of food (Old meaning) – ‘flesh of an animal (new meaning)

Amelioration is a process where word becomes more positive or favourable. On the other hand the opposite change can also happen and it is called as Pejoration.

Eg. for Amelioration- Pretty – ‘tricky, sly cunning’ (Old meaning) – attractive (new meaning)

Eg. For Pejoration- Silly- Happy, Prosperous (Old meaning) – foolish (New meaning)

Weakening of meaning also happens due to the propensity of human beings to exaggerate.

Eg:  soon meaning immediately now simply means ‘in the near future’.

Semantic shift is a process in which a word loses its former meaning and takes on a new but often related meaning.

Eg: Immoral –not customary (Old meaning) – unethical (new meaning)

At times even a series of semantic shift can happen.

Eg: Hearse- Triangle harrow(Original)-triangle frame for church candles-device that holds candle over a coffin-framework on which curtains hung over a coffin or tomb-was used to refer coffin itself and finally the current sense denotes the vehicle used to carry coffin.

  

Review on Honore De Balzac’s Sarassine

Due to the incessant reference to Roland Barthes work on Balzac’s Sarassine, a curiosity arouse in me to read the text before reading the criticism by Barthes. My search was fulfilled by Feedbooks online that provided the translation of Sarassine by Clara Bell. The work runs to thirty five pages and one can read the work in single setting. The translation is impeccable with a clear flow of words and thereby it becomes a great joy to read the text. The striking part of the text is the introduction of Sarassine in the middle of the text. The initial part depicts the French society in 1830s and at the same time it does not miss to lead the readers towards the story plot of Sarassine in whose name the text is labelled. As the story of Sarassine began and when i was half way through, i could make a wild guess about the story as i have earlier watched the movie starring Arjun directed by Bharathiraja. Though I could vaguely collect the title of the movie as it was not a box office hit still i remembered the story which was very different from the traditional tamil movie story line. A boy will be posed as heroine in the movie following which all sorts of trouble will arise for the boy. A series of murder takes place and the actor Arjun appears to solve the case. The suspense will be revealed at the end. In the movie a girl has played the role both as a boy and girl. Now i can understand the source of the movie. The movie was not an exact copy or the adaptation of this work Sarassine. So, both the written text and the movie are unique in their ways. It is pleasure to read the text and simultaneously it is a thrill to watch the movie devoid of knowledge about the story of the text. This story no doubt has depicted the fall of a great artist but it is interesting to read an unusual story. Artist may fall as he is a human but the art is eternal which will sing his praise for ages. Balzac is also a true artist.

 Uma Parameswaran’s Trishanku and other writings

People in general state that there is no use in crying over the spilt milk. Past is always considered as dead and pondering about it is perpetually considered as futile. However, here comes Uma Parameswaran’s Trishanku and other writings to break the notion. This work of a diaspora writer cannot be read for the contemporary issues as it deals with the first set of diaspora people who moved from India to Canada. Despite the fact that the text deals with the previous set of immigrants, still it cannot be ignored. The text provides the base to learn about the first set of immigrants and provides a link to learn about the state of current immigrants. Apart from the theme of nostalgia, this work has universal themes too. For instance Usha’s lamentation for the unborn child suits any mother, To quote,

It is nature’s way, they said,

To throw out those unfit to see

The light of day.

And they dropped him in a white-lid jar

And carried him away.

Threw him down the incinerator perhaps,

Flames sucking at those unformed lips

That never will suckle here,

My son, heir to the heritage of the solar kings. (p.31)

Any human being with soul will be moved to shed tears after reading the above poem. This collection is also unique in literary genre. Uma has broken the boundaries by compiling poems, short prose and excerpt from a novel. Her new attempt is worth reading. This collection is unique and deserves kudos as it appeals to heart and soul. No wonder many pages make us suffer and choke our throat in tears. The text treats your emotion.

Mulk Raj Anand’s “Lajwanti and other stories”

The moment Anand name is uttered, an individual gets struck with the novels like Untouchable and Coolie. Even the Wikipedia has listed only his novels and autobiographies. I am quite surprised to see the absence of this collection of short stories. However, after reading this text, I found this collection quite interesting as this cannot be stereotypically labelled unlike other Anand novels which is always studied as those that deals only with the issues of so called ‘untouchables’. The collection deals with various issues of women, division in society based on class and the religion and again of course the Dalit issue is not exempted. A theoretical approach including feminism, Marxism and subaltern studies can be applied to these short stories. Even a semiotic approach to the text is possible as it involves plenty of symbols and imageries. The signifier and the signified of the text require attention to comprehend the real crux of the story. The author’s versatile capacity is evident in this collection though a few has criticised this collection to resemble Hindi teleserials. In short, the collection cannot be merely ignored as a simple text. It has rich sources for knowledgeable discussion and deserves reading. 

Madras University Part II English syllabus ( effective from academic year 2014-2015)

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APPENDIX – 33(S)
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
PART II - ENGLISH
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / B.Com. (Co-op,) etc.,)
First Year
First Semester
Text - Catalyst A Multilevel English Refresher by Anu Chithra Publications Rs. 90/-
Test 05 Hours
Unit - I Preparatory Lessons 10 Hours
Unit - II Prose 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - III Poetry 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - IV Short Story 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - V Grammar 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class)
Tense, Aspect, Auxiliaries (Primary and Modal), Negatives, Interrogatives
(Yes or No, Wh Questions) Tag questions, Completing the sentences,
Common errors, Synonym, Antonym, Word class, Use in sentences of
words. (Refer to the Grammar exercises in the Text Book)
Part -I from Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/-
Sound Right
Introduction to the Sounds of the English Language, Word Stress, Strong and
Weak Forms, Sentences Stress and Intonation, Voice Modulation.
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Second Semester
Text - Panorama English for Communication by Emerald Publishers Rs.89/-
Test 05 hours
Unit - I Prose 10 Hours
Unit - II Poems 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - III Short Stories 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - IV One-Act Plays 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - V Communicative Grammar 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class. Refer to the Text Panorama and
Spring Board) and
Part -III from Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/- and
Watch Your English from Panorama
Grammar, Framing Questions, Common errors, More Grammar, Word
Building: Prefixes and Suffixes.
Third Semester
Text - Reflections by Foundation Books Cambridge University Press. Rs.105/-
Inspiring Lives by Maruthi Publications Rs.60/-
Test 05 hours
Unit - I Prose 10 Hours
Unit - II Poetry 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - III Short Stories 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - IV Biographies 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
the class)
Unit - V Grammar 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class)
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Refer to Grammar exercises given in the Text - Reflections and also
Part -V from Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/-
Face-to-Face
Preparing for an Interview, Win the Game of Life, The First Written
Encounter: Writing Skills.
Fourth Semester
Text - Six One - Act Plays by Pavai Publications Rs.50/-
Gifts to Posterity An Anthology of Short Stories by Anu Chithra Publications. Rs. 32/-
Building Competency A Course in Reading and Writing English by Maruthi Publications.
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Unit - III Prose and Scenes from 20 Hours (including all exercises
Shakespeare to be done in class in the text
itself)
Unit - IV Writing Skill Exercises 10 Hours
Letter Writing (Formal & Informal)
Précis Writing
Paraphrasing
Comprehension
Report Writing
For Communicative and Presentation Skills classroom exercises can be given
from Part II and Part IV sections from Spring Board.
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) /B.Com. (Co-op,) etc.,)
First Year
First Semester
Text - Catalyst A Multilevel English Refresher by Anu Chitra Publications Rs. 90/-
Unit - I Preparatory Lessons
1. Competition Matters - Suzanne Sievert
2. A Personal Crisis May Change History - Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
3. Why Preserve Biodiversity - Prof. D.Balasubramanian
4. A Call to Action - Adapted from Hillary Rodham Clinton's address.....
Unit - II Prose
1. My Greatest Olympic Prize - Jesse Owens
2. If You are Wrong Admit it - Dale Carnegie
3. Monday Morning - Mark Twain
4. The Unexpected - Robert Lynd
Unit - III Poetry
1. Pulley or Gift of God - George Herbert
2. La Belle Dame Sans Merci - John Keats
3. The Night of the Scorpion - Night of the Scorpion
4. The Death of a Bird - A.D. Hope
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Unit - IV Short Story
1. Mrs. Packletide's Tiger - Saki
2. A Snake in the Grass - R.K. Narayan
3. Three Questions - Leo Tolstoy
4. The Gift of the Magi - O. Henry
Unit - V Grammar
Tense, Aspect, Auxiliaries (Primary and Modal), Negatives, Interrogatives
(Yes or No, Wh Questions) Tag questions, completing the sentences,
Common errors, Synonym, Antonym, Word class, Use in sentences of
words. (Refer to the Grammar exercises in the Text Book) and Part I from
Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs. 95/-
Part -I
Sound Right
Introduction to the Sounds of the English Language, Word Stress, Strong and
Weak Forms, Sentences Stress and Intonation, Voice Modulation.
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QUESTION PATTERN
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) /B.Com. (Co-op,) etc.,)
FIRST SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. Answer all the Questions
a. Writing two words pronounced with /a:/ sound.
b. Marking the stress of the words.
c. Marking the strong and weak forms.
d. Writing sentences with contracted forms.
e. Marking the stressed words in sentences.
f. Rewriting sentence using an introductory it or there.
g. Filling the blanks with suitable articles.
h. Using appropriate preposition given in brackets.
i. Framing suitable question.
j. Filling the blanks using appropriate adjectival form of the word given in brackets.
k. Filling the blanks with suitable forms of the verb given in brackets.
l. Antonyms of the words without using prefixes.
m. Changing the sentences into negative.
n. Filling the blank with connective.
o. Reported Speech.
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SECTION – B (5x3=15)
II. Answer FIVE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 30 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
Prose & Poetry a or b
Prose or Poetry or Short Stories a or b
SECTION – C (3x5=15)
III. Answer THREE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
SECTION – D (3x10=30)
IV. Answer THREE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 200 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) /B.Com. (Co-op,) etc.,)
First Year
Second Semester
Text - Panorama English for Communication by Emerald Publishers Rs.89/-
Unit - I Prose
1. The Refugee - K.A. Abbas
2. The Lion and The Lamb - Leonard Clark
3. The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank R. Stockton
4. The Sky is the limit - Kalpana Chawla
Unit - II Poems
1. The Solitary Reaper - William Wordsworth
2. Gift - Alice Walker
3. O What is that Sound - W. H. Auden
4. Ode to the West Wind - P.B. Shelly
Unit - III Short Stories
1. The Fortune-Teller - Karel Capek
2. The Postmaster - Rabindranath Tagore
3. The Model Millionaire - Oscar Wilde
4. The Dying Detective - Arthur Canon Doyle
Unit - IV One-Act Plays
1. The Death Trap - Saki (H.H. Munro)
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2. The Dear Departed: A Comedy in ONE-ACT- Stanley Houghton
3. The Sherif's Kitchen - Ronald Gow
4. The Anniversary - Anton Chekkov
Unit - V Communicative Grammar
Refer to the Text Panorama and Part III from Spring Board by Orient
Black Swan Pvt. Ltd
Watch Your English
Grammar, Framing Questions, Common Errors, More Grammar, Word
Building: Prefixes and Suffixes.
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QUESTION PATTERN
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / B.Com.(Co-op,) etc.,)
SECOND SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. Answer all the Questions
a. Arranging words in order.
b. Pick out the correct alternative.
c. Filling the gap with appropriate word to ask question.
d. Using correct preposition.
e. Filling the blank with missing preposition.
f. Correct the error.
g. Completing the analogy with the correct word.
h. Choosing the correct phrasal.
i. Completing the sentence with phrasal verb.
j. Writing the appropriate expression.
k. Arranging the sentence according to the order of adjectives.
l. Filling the blank with connective.
m. Filling the blank with proper verb.
n. Changing the sentence into negative.
o. Completing the statement by selecting the best alternative.
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SECTION – B (4x5=20)
II. Answer FOUR QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
One-Act Plays a or b
SECTION – C (4x10=40)
III. Answer FOUR QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 200 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
One-Act Plays a or b
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) /B.Com. (Co-op,) etc., )
Second Year
Third Semester
Text - Reflections by Foundation Books Rs.105/-
Inspiring Lives by Maruthi Publications Rs.60/-
Unit - I Prose
1. Dress in Communication -
2. Fusion Music - Pt. Ravi Shankar
3. About "An Inconvenient Truth" - Davis Guggenheim
4. A Speech - N.R. Narayana Murthy
5. A Speech - Barack Obama
6. Unity of Minds - A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Unit - II Poetry
1. The Justice of Peace - Hillari Bellock
2. A Different History - Sujata Bhatt
3. Digging - Seamus Heaney
4. I Love You Mom -
5. Ozymandias of Egypt - Percy Bysshe Shelly
6. Leave this Chanting and Singing and Telling of Beads - Rabindranath Tagore
Unit - III Short Stories
1. Happy Prince - Oscar Wilde
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2. The Story of Stanford -
3. Engine Trouble - R.K. Narayan
4. After Twenty Years - O. Henry
5. Two Gentlemen of Verona - A.J. Cronin
6. The Avenger - Anton Chekhow.
Unit - IV Biographies from Inspiring Lives
1. Madam Curie
2. Mother Teresa
3. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
4. Dr. Amartya Kumar Sen
5. Gertrude Elion
6. Vikram Sarabhai
7. Charles Chaplin
8. Wangari Maathi
Unit - V Grammar
Refer to the exercises given in the text and Part -V from Spring Board by
Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/-
Face-to-Face
Preparing for an Interview, Win the Game of Life, The First Written
Encounter: Writing Skills.
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QUESTION PATTERN
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) /B.Com. (Co-op,) etc.,)
THIRD SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (4x5=20)
I. Answer Four Questions in 100 words selecting one from each.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
Biographies a or b
SECTION – B (4x10=40)
II. Answer Four Questions each in 200 words selecting one from each.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
Biographies a or b
SECTION – C (2x5=10)
III. Answer Two questions selecting one from each.
SECTION – D (5x1=5)
IV. Answer all the Questions.
Grammar
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / B.Com. (Co-op,) etc.,)
Fourth Semester
Text - Six One - Act Plays by Pavai Publications Rs.50/-
Gifts to Posterity by Anu Chithra Publishers. Rs. 32/-
Building Competency A Course in Reading and Writing English by Maruthi Publications.
Rs. 50/-
Unit - I Six One-Act Plays
1. The Bishop's Candlesticks - Norman McKinnell
2. The Two Corporals - Val Gielgud
3. Wurzel-Flummery - A.A. Milne
4. Old Man River - Dorothy Deming
5. Hewers of Coal - Joe Corrie
6. Five at "The George" - Stuart Ready
Unit - II Short Stories
1. Comrades - Nadine Gardiner
2. Games at Twilight - Anita Desai
3. Gateman's Gift - R. K. Narayan
4. Open Window - Munro (Saki)
5. Some Words with a Mummy - Edgar Allan Poe
6. The Ant and the Grasshopper - Somerset Maugham
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Unit - III Prose, Short Stories and Scenes from Shakespeare
Scenes from Shakespeare:
1. Merchant of Venice - Lines on Quality of Mercy
2. Julius Ceaser - Antony's Funeral Oration
3. Macbeth - Line from Sleep Walking Sign
Prose:
1. Little Girls are Wiser than Men - Leo Tolstoy
2. The Last Clock - James Thurber
3. How far is the River - Ruskin Bond
Unit - IV Writing Skill Exercises
Letter Writing (Formal & Informal)
Précis Writing
Paraphrasing
Comprehension
Report Writing.
Part II and Part IV from Spring Board can be used for Class room exercises to enhance the
students' communicative and presentation skills.
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QUESTION PATTERN
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / (Co-op,) etc.,)
FOURTH SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (4x5=20)
I. Answer Four questions selecting not less than one from each.
Either or Questions
One-Act Plays a or b
Short Stories a or b
Prose, Short Stories and Scenes from Shakespeare a or b
SECTION – B (4x10=40)
II. Answer Four questions selecting not less than one from each.
Either or Questions
One-Act Plays a or b
Short Stories a or b
Prose, Short Stories and Scenes from Shakespeare a or b 2 set of questions.
SECTION – C (3x5=15)
III. Answer Three of the following.
Writing Skills
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.Com./ B.B.A./ B.Com. (ISM) / B.C.A. etc.,)
First Year
First Semester
Text - Catalyst A Multilevel English Refresher by Anu Chitra Publications Rs. 90/-
Test 05 hours
Preparatory Lessons 10 Hours
Unit - I Prose 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - II Poetry 10 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - III Short Story 10 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - IV Abridged Novel 10 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells (An Abridged Novel by Emerald Publishers)
Unit - V Grammar 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class)
Tense, Aspect, Auxiliaries (Primary and Modal), Negatives, Interrogatives
(Yes or No, Wh Questions) Tag questions, Completing the Sentences,
Common errors, Synonym, Antonym, Word class, Use in sentences of the
given words, phrases or idioms. (Refer to the Grammar exercises in the Text
Book)
Part -I from Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/-
Sound Right
Introduction to the Sounds of the English Language, Word Stress, Strong and
Weak Forms, Sentences Stress and Intonation, Voice Modulation.
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Second Semester
Text - Panorama English for Communications by Emerald Publishers Rs.89/-
Test 05 hours
Unit - I Prose 10 Hours
Unit - II Poems 10 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - III Short Stories 10 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - IV One-Act Plays 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - V Drama 10 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Arms and the Man by Bernard Shaw (Orient Black Swan)
Unit - VI Communicative Grammar 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class Refer to the Text Panorama) and
Part -III from Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/- and
Watch Your English from Panorama
Grammar, Framing Questions, Common Errors, More Grammar, Word
Building: Prefixes and Suffixes.
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.Com./ B.B.A./ B.Com. (ISM) / B.C.A. etc.,)
First Year
First Semester
Text - Catalyst A Multilevel English Refresher by Anu Chitra Publications Rs. 90/-
Preparatory Lessons
1. Competition Matters - Suzanne Sievert
2. A Personal Crisis May Change History - Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
3. Why Preserve Biodiversity - Prof. D.Balasubramanian
4. A Call to Action - Adapted from Hillary Rodham Clinton's address.....
5. If Only there Were More like Him - Revathi Seshadri
Unit - I Prose
1. My Greatest Olympic Prize - Jesse Owens
2. If You are wrong admit it - Dale Carnegie
3. Monday Morning - Mark Twain
4. The Unexpected - Robert Lynd
Unit - II Poetry
1. Pulley or Gift of God - George Herbert
2. La Belle Dame Sans Merci - John Keats
3. The Night of the Scorpion - Night of the Scorpion
4. The Death of a Bird - A.D. Hope
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Unit - III Short Story
1. Mrs. Packletide's Tiger - Saki
2. A Snake in the Grass - R.K. Narayan
3. Three Questions - Leo Tolstoy
4. The Gift of the Magi - O. Henry
Unit - IV
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells (An Abridged Novel) by Emerald Publishers. Rs.38/-
Unit - V Grammar
Tense, Aspect, Auxiliaries (Primary and Modal), Negatives, Interrogatives
(Yes or No, Wh Questions) Tag questions, completing the sentences,
Common errors, Synonym, Antonym, Word class, Use in sentences of
words. (Refer to the Grammar exercises in the Text Book)
Grammar Reference Book Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd
Rs.95/-
Part -I
Sound Right
Introduction to the Sounds of the English Language, Word Stress, Strong and
Weak Forms, Sentences Stress and Intonation, Voice Modulation.
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QUESTION PATTERN
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.Com./ B.B.A./ B.Com. (ISM) / B.C.A. etc.,)
FIRST SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. Answer all the Questions
a. Writing two words pronounced with /a:/ sound.
b. Marking the stress of the words.
c. Marking the strong and weak form.
d. Writing the sentences with contracted forms.
e. Marking the stressed words in sentences.
f. Rewriting the sentence using an introductory it or there.
g. Filling the blanks with suitable articles.
h. Using appropriate prepositions.
i. Framing suitable question.
j. Filling the blanks using appropriate adjectival form of the word given in brackets.
k. Filling the blanks with suitable forms of the verb given in brackets.
l. Antonyms of the following without using prefixes.
m. Changing the following sentences into negative.
n. Filling the blank with connective.
o. Reported Speech.
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SECTION – B (4x5=20)
II. Answer FOUR QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
Abridged Novel a or b
SECTION – C (4x10=40)
III. Answer FOUR QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
Abridged Novel a or b
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.Com./ B.B.A./ B.Com. (ISM) / B.C.A. etc.,)
Second Semester
Text - Panorama English for Communication by Emerald Publishers Rs.89/-
Unit - I Prose
1. The Refugee - K.A. Abbas
2. The Lion and The Lamb - Leonard Clark
3. The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank R. Stockton
4. The Sky is the limit - Kalpana Chawla
Unit - II Poems
1. The Solitary Reaper - William Wordsworth
2. Gift - Alice Walker
3. O What is that Sound - W. H. Auden
4. Ode to the West Wind - P.B. Shelly
Unit - III Short Stories
1. The Fortune-Teller - Karel Capek
2. The Postmaster - Rabindranath Tagore
3. The Model Millionaire - Oscar Wilde
4. The Dying Detective - Arthur Canon Doyle
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Unit - IV One-Act Plays
1. The Death Trap - Saki (H.H. Munro)
2. The Dear Departed: A Comedy in ONE-ACT- Stanley Houghton
3. The Sherif's Kitchen - Ronald Gow
4. The Anniversary - Anton Chekkov
Unit - V Drama
Arms and the Man by Bernard Shaw (Drama) by Orient BlackSwan. Rs.60/-
Unit - VI Communicative Grammar - Refer to the Text - Panorama
Part III from Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/-
Watch Your English
Grammar, Framing Questions, Common Errors, More Grammar, Word
Building: Prefixes and Suffixes.
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QUESTION PATTERN
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.Com./ B.B.A./ B.Com. (ISM) / B.C.A. etc.,)
SECOND SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. Answer all the Questions
a. Arranging words in order.
b. Pick out the correct alternative.
c. Filling the gap with appropriate word to ask question.
d. Using correct preposition.
e. Filling the blank with missing preposition.
f. Correct the error.
g. Completing the analogy with the correct word.
h. Choosing the correct phrasal.
i. Completing the sentence with phrasal verb.
j. Writing the appropriate expression.
k. Arranging the sentence according to the order of adjectives.
l. Filling the blank with connective.
m. Filling the blank with proper verb.
n. Changing the sentence into negative.
o. Completing the statement by selecting the best alternative.
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SECTION – B (5x4=20)
II. Answer FIVE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
One-Act Plays a or b
Drama a or b
SECTION – C (5x8=40)
III. Answer FIVE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
One-Act Plays a or b
Drama a or b
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MODEL QUESTION PAPER
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / B.Com.(Co-op,) etc.,)
FIRST SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. 1. Answer all the Questions
a. Write two words pronounced with / a: / sound.
b. Mark the stress of the words.
1) Always 2) Account
c. Mark the strong and weak form.
1) That ice cream looks nice. Do you want some?
2) I'm really thirsty. There is some orange juice in the kitchen.
d. Write the following sentences with contracted forms.
1) I will call you back in half an hour.
2) We would like to get an early reply.
e. Mark the stressed words in the following sentences.
1) Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise.
2) Necessity is the mother of invention.
f. Rewrite the following sentence using an introductory it or there.
1) To inform him is important.
g. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
1) ______ encyclopaedia is _______ useful book.
h. Use appropriate preposition given in brackets.
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1) He is confident ________ (of / about) his success.
i. Frame suitable question to the following.
1) This is Radha's bag.
j. Fill in the blanks using appropriate adjectival form of the word given in brackets.
1) Cancer ________ (cure) if detected early.
k. Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verb given in brackets.
1) This type of transistors _______ (be) no longer available.
l. Give the antonymn of the following without using prefixes.
1) Voluntary 2) Inhale.
m. Change the following sentences into negative.
1) The showman walked by the side of the caravans.
n. Fill in the blank with connective.
1) The Supermarket made a profit last year.________ it had to close down this year
because of poor sales.
o. Rewrite in reported speech.
1) "Please close the door, Selvi", I said.
SECTION – B (5x3=15)
II. Answer FIVE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 30 words.
2. a) Why did Owens become hot under the collar before the trials.
Or
b) Why Harvey's boss treat him with respect?
3. a) Why does God call rest the jewel of blessings?
Or
b) Where did the knight meet the beautiful lady?
4. a) Why did the villagers agree to help Mrs. Packletide?
Or
b) Why did Dasa triumphantly ask, "Where was the snake"?
5. a) What was picturesque about Pickett?
Or
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b) Where did the scorpion hide itself?
6. a) "I watched the flame feeding on the mother" - Comment.
Or
b) Why did the family wonder whether there were two snakes in the grass.
SECTION – C (3x5=15)
III. Answer THREE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
7. a) How did Luz Long help Jesse Owens?
Or
b) How did Harvey handle a tense situation and win the admiration of his boss?
8. a) How does Herbert play with the word rest?
Or
b) What were the effects of scorpion sting on the mother and on others around her?
9. a) What were the questions that the king wanted to be answered?
Or
b) How did the villagers help Mrs. Packletide?
SECTION – D (3x10=30)
IV. Answer THREE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 200 words.
10. a) How Luz Long exemplify the true sporting spirit?
Or
b) How does the grand plan of Tom on a Monday fail?
11. a) How does Herbert project Nature, God of Nature and man?
Or
b) Narrate the sad tale of the Knight at arms?
12. a) Consider Mrs. Pakletide's Tiger as a social satire?
Or
b) Describe the search for the snake and how it ended?
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MODEL QUESTION PAPER
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / B.Com.(Co-op,) etc.,)
SECOND SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. 1. Answer all Questions
a) Form affirmative statement using the given word or phrase by arranging them in proper
word order.
am practising I basement the drums in the
b) Pick out the correct alternative.
Everyone _____ to parties
d like going
loves going
loves to go
c) Fill the gap with appropriate word to ask question.
___________ time will get there, Sir? asked Ram.
d) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition chosen from those given in brackets.
We will be gone ______ two days (for, since)
e) Fill in the blank with the missing preposition we made our report _______ triplicate.
f) Correct the error in the following sentence.
In the class, children were having arithmetic lesson.
g) Complete the analogy by writing the correct word on the blank line.
Open is to close as near is to ________ (far, close, shut)
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h) Choose the correct phrasal to fill in the blank.
Thieves broke ________ and stole all the valuables.
i) Complete the following sentence, using the phrasal verb given in brackets.
Here is another pair of shoes. You can ______ (try on).
j) Write the appropriate expression to ask for permission.
Brother: Am I permitted to use your computer/
Sister: Sure: But stop talking like a grammar book.
k) Arrange the following into a sentence according to the order of adjectives.
i) a leather, black, bag
ii) a black, old, wooden , toy.
l) Fill in the blank with a connective.
The supermarket made a profit last year _____ it had to be closed down this
year because of poor sale.
m) Fill in the blank with proper form of a verb.
I think you ought _______ told me.
n) Change the following into the negative.
The boy was really awed by the story.
o) Complete the following statement by selecting the best alternative from the bracket.
Mary bought four __________ (loaf/loaves) of bread.
SECTION – B (4x5=20)
II. Answer Four Questions in 100 words, selecting one from each.
2. a) What were Maanji's thoughts when she moved out of Rawalpindi?
Or
b) Who were the people who went in search of the lion as soon as it escaped.
3. a) Describe the song of the solitary reaper?
Or
b) Give a description of the sound heard by Auden.
4. a) How was Macheary able to book Mrs. Myers.
Or
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b) List the merits and demerits of Hughie Erskine.
5. a) How did the ole man punish the daughters for their greed?
Or
b) How did the prince take revenge on the treacherous guards?
SECTION – C (4x10=40)
III. Answer Four Questions in 200 words, selecting one from each.
6. a) Narrate the story of "The Lion and the Lamb"?
Or
b) How did the semi barbaric king refine the people?
7. a) How does the poet bring out the pathos of lost-love being not so painful as the
accusation was charged against her?
Or
b) Write a summary of the poem what is the sound bringing out the feeling of the
lady?
8. a) Friendship and separation are an inevitable part of life. Comment referring to the
story “The Postmaster”?
Or
b) Explain title of the story "Model Millionaire"?
9. a) Write an essay on the appropriate of the title " Death Trap"?
Or
b) Write an essay on the element of humour in the play The Dear Departed?
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MODEL QUESTION PAPER
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / (Co-op,) etc.,)
THIRD SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (4x5=20)
I. Answer Four questions in 100 words selecting one from each.
1. a) What in this world can break you in many situations. Do you agree with this view?
Give reasons?
Or
b) How did Narayanan Murthy convert the negative experience in Bulgaria into
something positive?
2. a) How does the speaker challenge his opponent? What is his strength over the
opponent?
Or
b) What does the oppressors language do to the oppressed people according to
Sujatha Bhatt?
3. a) How did the narrator come to own a road engine?
Or
b) What kind of relationship did the narrator have with his friend Jimmy wells?
4. a) Write about the oppression of Polish people by the Czar of Russia?
Or
b) How did Vikram Sarabhai set up physical Research Laboratory?
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SECTION – B (4x10=40)
II. Answer Four questions in 200 words selecting one from each.
5. a) Comment on the three facts of George's personality - human, religious and
professional as seen through Pandit Ravishankar’s memoir?
Or
b) What is Obama's perception of change and message?
6. a) The poem Digging is about man's reaction to doing a certain job. Discuss.
Or
b) Write a Character sketch of Ozymandia based on your reading of the poem?
7. a) How were the couple in the story of Stanford different form most rich people?
Or
b) In which ways is “The Happy Prince" different form the conventional fairy tale?
8. a) Write an essay on the experiences of Subramanyan Chandrasekar?
Or
b) Give an account of the achievement of Amarty Sen?
SECTION – C (2x5=10)
III. Answer Two questions selecting one from each.
9. a) List out the things that you have to take for an interview.
Or
b) What may be the few possible reasons for rejection.
10. a) Draft a resume for the job of a manager in a company.
Or
b) Write an essay on learning a second language.
SECTION – D (5x1=5)
IV. Answer all questions
11. a) We stayed over time and completed the project (Change into a simple sentence)
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b) He makes it a point to go to Tripathi.................. (Complete the sentence with a
subordinate clause)
c) We don't know why he was absent (Change the underlined clause into a phrase)
d) Use one of the phrases in sentences of your own As soon As. In Spite of.
e) Use one of the phrases in sentences of your own Get rid of, In connection with.
MODEL QUESTION PAPER
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / (Co-op,) etc., )
FOURTH SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (4x5=20)
I. Answer Four questions in 100 words selecting not less than one from each.
1. a) Describe the Bishop's encounter with the thief?
Or
b) "Learn from my failure", says Napoleon. What was his failure?
2. a) Describe the meeting between Madame Loisel and Madame Forester after ten
years.
Or
b) What are the gifts given by the gateman?
3. a) Describe the quality of mercy.
Or
b) Who speaks in the sleep walking scene?
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4. a) Describe the reaction of the girls to the flood?
Or
b) Bring out the significance of the clock?
SECTION – B (4x10=40)
II. Answer any Four in 200 words of the following.
5. a) How is Dick a public hero number one?
Or
b) Narrate the circumstances leading to the discovery of the murderer in "Five at
Geroges".
6. a) How did Quinquart win Suzanne?
Or
b) What were the circumstances that compelled the authorities of St. Austin's college
to alter the rules for the sixth form poetry prize.
7. a) Describe the powerful message of Antony's funeral oration Speech.
Or
b) Describe the speech of the Sleep Walking Scene.
8. a) Bring out the humour in Wuzzel Flummery?
Or
b) Narrate the story of Open Window by Munro?
Or
c) What happened in the church, in her marriage ceremony
SECTION – C (3X5=15)
III. 9. Write a Précis for the following passage. (5)
Most of the new homes being built in the U.S. are low one-storey structures that hug
the ground and blend with their natural setting, and follow contemporary architectural
concepts that stress simplicity, space, comfort, efficiency, beauty and ease of care. Many are
designed to reveal the intrinsic beauty of their construction materials, such as wood and
stone, and have patios o other areas for indoor-outdoor living. Although some of the new
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houses have smooth lines and expanses of glass, others are more conservative, and include in
their exterior design touches of older traditional architectural forms.
The invention of the skyscraper in America came as an answer to crowded city space
and high land costs. It was engineered and invented by a succession of architects who
realized that steel framed buildings did need to have one story piled atop another for support,
but that walls could be fitted onto a steel frame. The invention of structural steel made
possible the skeleton steel frame, an d together with the elevator, made possible the skeleton
steel frame, and together with the elevator, made possible the invention of the skyscraper.
The highest skyscraper in the U.S. today is the Empire State Building in New York which has
102 stories and is 1,472 feet (449 meters) high.
10. Write a Paraphrase of the following poem. (5)
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils:
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They sgtreched in neve-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in springly dance.
11. a) Write a report of an accident that you seen in your area. (5)
Or
b) Sum up your views on barriers of communication and suggest your tips for
overcoming it.
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MODEL QUESTION PAPER
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
FOR UG / INTEGRATED P.G STUDENTS WHO STUDY PART - II ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTER
ONLY
(B.COM, B.B.A, B.C.A, B.Com. (I SM), etc.,)
FIRST SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. Answer all the Questions
a. Write two words pronounced with / a: / sound.
b. Mark the stress of the words.
i) Always ii) Account
c. Mark the strong and weak form.
i) That ice cream looks nice. Do you want some?
ii) I'm really thirsty. There is some orange juice in the kitchen.
d. Write the following sentences with contracted forms.
i) I will call you back in half an hour.
ii) We would like to get an early reply.
e. Mark the stressed words in the following sentences.
i) Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise.
ii) Necessity is the mother of invention.
f. Rewrite the following sentence using an introductory it or there.
i) To inform him is important.
g. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
i) ______ encyclopaedia is _______ useful book.
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h. Use appropriate preposition given in brackets.
i) He is confident ________ (of / about) his success.
i. Frame suitable question to the following.
i) This is Radha's bag.
j. Fill in the blanks using appropriate adjectival form of the word given in brackets.
i) Cancer ________ (cure) if detected early.
k. Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verb given in brackets.
i) This type of transistors _______ (be) no longer available.
l. Give the antonymn of the following without using prefixes.
i) Voluntary ii) Inhale.
m. Change the following sentences into negative.
i) The showman walked by the side of the caravans.
n. Fill in the blank with connective.
i) The Supermarket made a profit last year.________ it had to close down this year
because of poor sales.
o. Rewrite in reported speech.
i) "Please close the door, Selvi", I said.
SECTION – B (4X5=20)
II. Answer FOUR QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
2. a) How did Luz Long help Jesse Owens?
Or
b) How did Harvey handle a tense situation and win the admiration of his boss?
3. a) How does Herbert play with the word rest?
Or
b) What were the effects of scorpion sting on the mother and on other around her?
4. a) What were the questions that the king wanted to be answered?
Or
b) How did the villagers help Mrs. Packletide?
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5. a) Why was Henfrey taken aback on seeing the stranger in "The Invisible Man"?
Or
b) How did the Iping humorists tease the stranger in "The Invisible Man"?
SECTION –C (4x10=40)
III. Answer FOUR QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 200 words.
6. a) How Luz Long exemplify the true sporting spirit?
Or
b) How does the grand plan of Tom on a Monday fail?
7. a) How does Herbert project Nature, God of Nature and man?
Or
b) Narrate the sad tale of the Knight at armas?
8. a) Consider Mrs. Pakletide's Tiger as a social satire?
Or
b) Describe the search for the snake and how it ended?
9. a) Describe about the burglary at the vicarage in "The Invisible Man".
Or
b) Explain about the Griffin's adventure in the Emporium in "The Invisible Man".
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MODEL QUESTION PAPER
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
FOR UG / INTEGRATED P.G STUDENTS WHO STUDY PART - II ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTER
ONLY
(B.COM, B.B.A, B.C.A, B.Com. (I SM), etc.,)
SECOND SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. 1. Answer all Questions
a)Form affirmative statement using the given word or phrase by arranging them in proper
word order.
am practising I basement the drums in the
b) Pick the correct alternative.
Everyone _____ to parties
d like going
loves going
loves to go
c) Fill the gap with appropriate word to ask question.
___________ time will get there, Sir? asked Ram.
d) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition chosen from those given in brackets.
We will be gone ______ two days (for, since)
e) Fill in the blank with the missing preposition we made our report _______ triplicate.
f) Correct the error in the following sentence.
In the class, children were having arithmetic lesson.
g) Complete the analogy by writing the correct word on the blank line.
Open is to close as near is to ________ (far, close, shut)
h) Choose the correct phrasal to fill in the blank.
Thieves broke ________ and stole all the valuables.
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i) Complete the following sentence, using the phrasal verb given in brackets.
Here is another pair of shoes. You can ______ (try on)
j) Write the appropriate expression to ask for permission.
Brother: Am I permitted to use your computer/
Sister: Sure: But stop talking like a grammar book.
k) Arrange the following into a sentence according to the order of adjectives.
i) a leather, black, bag
ii) a black, old, wooden , toy.
l) Fill in the blank with a connective.
The supermarket made a profit last year _____ it had to be closed down this
year because of poor sale.
m) Fill in the blank with proper form of a verb.
I think you ought _______ told me.
n) Change the following into the negative.
The boy was really awed by the story.
o) Complete the following statement by selecting the best alternative.
Mary bought four __________ (loaf/loaves) of bread.
SECTION – B (5x4=20)
II. Answer Five Questions in 100 words, selecting one from each.
2. a) What were Maanji's thoughts when she moved out of Rawalpindi?
Or
b) Who were the people who went in search of the lion as soon as it escaped.
3. a) Describe the song of the solitary reaper?
Or
b) Give a descriptive of the sound heard by Auden.
4. a) How was Macheary able to book Mrs. Myers.
Or
b) List the merits and demerits of Hughie Erskine.
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5. a) how did the ole man punish the daughters for their greed?
Or
b) How did the prince take revenge on the treacherous guards?
6. a) Examine the relationship between Louka and Nicola in "Arms and the Man".
Or
b) What effect does the entry of Bluntschli have on the petkoffs in "Arms and the
Man"?
SECTION – C (5X8=40)
III. Answer Five Questions, selecting one from each.
7. a) Narrate the story of "The Lion and the Lamb"?
Or
b) How did the semi barbaric king refine the people?
8. a) How does the poet bring out the pathos of lost-love being not so painful as the
accusation was charged against her?
Or
b) Write a summary of the poem what is the sound bringing out the feeling of the
lady?
9. a) Friendship and separation are an inevitable part of life. Comment referring to the
story “The Postmaster”?
Or
b) Explain title of the story "Model Millionaire"?
10. a) Write an essay on the appropriate of the title "Death Trap"?
Or
b) Write an essay on the element of humour in the play The Dear Departed?
11. a) Discuss Arms and the Man as a social satire.
Or
b) Is Bluntschli the hero of the play in "Arms and the Man"? Discuss.
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A.C.S.’13.