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BEG C -1 05 I
B A E n g li s h H o n o u
rs P ro g ra m m e
(BAEGH)
ASSIGNMENT
(F o r J u ly 2 0 2 3 , a n
d J a n u a ry 2 0 2 4
Sessions)
B A Engrish H o n o u
rs C o m p u ls o ry Course
(BEGC 1 0 5 )
A m e ri c a n L it e ra tu
re
School o f Humanities
In d ir a Gandhi N a ti
o n a l o p e n Univers
Maidan Garhl. N ew D ity
elhi
Compulsory Course of English (Hons) - BEGC 105
American Literature
(BEGC-105)
Programme: BA English (Hons)

Course Code: BEGC-
105/2023-24
Dear Student
You are required to do one assignment for the English Honours Course titled American Literature,
which will be a Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) and will carry 100 marks. It will be based on blocks 1
to 4.
Alms: This assignment is concerned mainly w ith assessing your application and your understanding of
the course material. You are not to reproduce chunks of information from the course material but to
use the skills of critical appreciation that you may have acquired during the course of study. This
assignment aims to teach as well as to assess your performance.
Guidelines: There are three sections - Section A, B & C, you are required to attempt all questions in
your own words and hand written Assignments should be submitted on time.
Instructions: Before attempting the questions please read the following instrucUons. carefully.
As in day-to-day life, planning is important in attempting the assignment as well. Read the
assignment carefully; go through the units on which the questions are based; jot down some points
regarding each question and then re-arrange them In a logical order. In the essay-type answer, pay
attention to your introduction and conclusion. The introduction must tell you how to Interpret the
given topic and how you propose to develop it. The conclusion must summarize your views on the
topic. Once you are satisfied with your answers, you can write down the final version for submission,
writing each answer neatly and underlining the points you wish to emphasize. You should submit the
assignment In your own handwriting.
Make sure that your answer:

a) is logical
b) is written in simple and correct English
c) does not exceed the number of words indicated in your questions
d) is written neatly and clearly.
Please remember that it is compulsory to submit your assignment before you can take the Term
End Examination. Also remember to keep a copy of your assignment with you and to take a receipt
from your Study Centre when you submit the assignment.
1. Write your Enrolment Number, Name, Full Address and Date on the top right corner of the
first page of your response sheet(s).
2. Write the Course Title, Assignment Number and the Name of the Study Centre you are
attached to in the centre of the first page of your response sheet(s).
3. The top of the first page of your response sheet should look like this:
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BEGC-105
American li t e
July 2023 & Jan rature
uary 2024 Sess
(Based on Block ions
s 1 - 4)
TMA 0 1 /2 0 2 3 -2
4
Answer all que Max. Marks: 10
stions. 0
Section A
,swer with refe

rence to the co
ntext:
Sx4=20
(i) Exult O shores, an
d ring O bells!
But 1with mourn
ful tread.
Walk the deck m
y captain lies,
Fallen cold a n d d
ead.
(ii) The Crow God a
s
in all o f the reliabdepicted
le
looks exactly lik Crow bibles
e a Crow .
iii) They added rid g
e to valley, broo
And s igned fo
r all that bounde k to pond
This suit s me for d their domain;
a pasture; that'
We must have cl sm
ay, lime, gravel. y park ;
granite-ledge,
iv) \Ve slowly drove
and 1 had put aw -he knew no haste
ay
My labour and le
fo r his civility. isure loo ,
ction 8
swer the followin

g in ab
1. Interpret the "Bra out 300 l\'Ords each:
hm
2. Write a critical n a" in terms o f Indian thought.
3. What is the sourcote on 'Passage to India'. S X ~ lO
4. Write a critical a e o f Emily Dickinson's biograp
ppreciation o f th h
e poem ·-Crow T ica l details?
estame nt" .
Section C
Answer the following questions In about 600 words each: 4X15=60
I. What were the prominent themes that captured the imagination of writers of short fiction? Discuss.
2. How did Henrik fbsen contribute to the growth of modern American drama'?
3. Does Hawthorne accept the moral ideas of Puritans, especially regarding adultery? Discuss it with
reference to the texts prescribed for you.
4. What are the special features of The Scarlet Leuer as a fictional work? Elaborate on it.
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Programme: BA English (Hons)

Make sure that your answer:

,swer with refe

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Answer the following questions In about 600 words each: 4X15=60

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