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Introduction to Literature: Short Story and Poetry (ENG401)
Fall 2019
Assignment No. 3
Total Marks: 20
Lectures: 9-12Instructions:
• Upload your assignments in a proper format, i.e. MS word file. Corrupt files will be awarded zero marks.
• The assignments should be zoomed in at 100%.
• Please avoid plagiarism; plagiarized work will be marked zero.
• After the due date, the assignments submitted via email would not be entertained.
• Please avoid submitting copied assignments; otherwise, such a case would be referred to the discipline committee.
• The font color should be preferably black and font size 12 Times New Roman.Q1. The analysis present on William Blake’s poem “A Little Black Boy” seems to be divided into two thoughts. Some find the poem to be replete with racism and the aspects of color and slavery, whereas others find it representative of a Christian ideal. Analyze the poem in your own words, taking in these two thoughts and write a short critical essay of 200-250 words. (10 Marks)
Q2. In line with William Wordsworth’s famous proverb “The child is father of the man”, Cleanth Brooks comments, “The child’s worship of nature is involuntary and the poet’s more conscious; therefore, the child is above the man himself.” Keeping in mind the poem ‘The Rainbow’, how far do you agree? (10 Marks) -
Introduction to Literature: Short Story and Poetry (ENG401)
Fall 2019
Assignment No. 2
Total Marks: 20
Lectures: 7-8Instructions:
• Upload your assignments in a proper format, i.e. MS word file. Corrupt files will be awarded zero marks.
• The assignments should be zoomed in at 100%.
• Please avoid plagiarism; plagiarized work will be marked zero.
• After the due date, the assignments submitted via email would not be entertained.
• Please avoid submitting copied assignments; otherwise, such a case would be referred to the discipline committee.
• The font color should be preferably black and font size 12 Times New Roman.Q1. The swallow in “The Happy Prince” and the nightingale in the story “The Nightingale and the Rose” are the symbols of compassion and consideration which are usually regarded as human characteristics. Do you find any irony in the fact that Oscar Wilde chooses animals to depict these qualities instead of human beings? Elaborate in detail. (10 Marks)
Q2. “The Garden Party” by Katherine Mansfield questions social injustice and the class conflict that resides in the society. Discuss and relate the themes of the story with the current societal happenings around you. (10 Marks)
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Introduction to Literature: Short Story and Poetry (ENG401)
Fall 2019
Assignment No. 1
Total Marks: 20
Lectures: 1-4Instructions:
• Upload your assignments in a proper format, i.e. MS word file. Corrupt files will be awarded zero marks.
• The assignments should be zoomed in at 100%.
• Please avoid plagiarism; plagiarized work will be marked zero.
• After the due date, the assignments submitted via email would not be entertained.
• Please avoid submitting copied assignments; otherwise, such a case would be referred to the discipline committee.
• The font color should be preferably black and font size 12 Times New Roman.Q1. ‘The Gift of the Magi’ is a story of sacrifice told in third-person narrative. Re-write the story (250-350 words) in first-person narrative highlighting Jim’s point of view only. What aspects of the story would be revealed or hidden then? (10 Marks)
Q2. ‘The Happy Prince’ by Oscar Wilde and ‘The Gift of the Magi’ by O. Henry are the stories that revolve around the themes of sacrifice and compassion. Compare both stories and examine the difference of treatment of the themes in both stories. Also, create a word cloud of your solution and paste it in your assignment file. (10 Marks)
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Introduction to Literature: Short Story and Poetry (ENG401)
Spring 2019
Assignment No. 2
Total Marks: 20
Lectures: 5-8Instructions:
• Upload your assignments in a proper format, i.e. MS word file. Corrupt files will be awarded zero marks.
• The assignments should be zoomed in at 100%.
• Please avoid plagiarism; plagiarized work will be marked zero.
• After the due date, the assignments submitted via email would not be entertained.
• Please avoid submitting copied assignments; otherwise, such a case would be referred to the discipline committee.
• The font color should be preferably black and font size 12 Times New Roman.Q1. ‘Hollowness of upper classes’ is a theme predominant in several notable works, for example, the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant, the Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield, etc. Write a short critical note on ‘hollowness of the upper classes’ and give references from ‘The Garden Party’ and ‘The Necklace’ to support your answer. (10 Marks)
Q2. ‘The Devil’ by Guy de Maupassant presents a great commentary on the injustices of life, the greed and selfishness of human beings and the helplessness of a dying person. Maupassant, the father of modern short story genre, explores with the intellect rather than with the emotions, the flaws of human nature and investigates the meaning of love and compassion when one is truly dependent on someone. Keeping this in reference, analyze the story’s characters and identify, who is the real devil of this story? (10 Marks)
ENG401 Assignment 3 Solution and Discussion
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Introduction to Literature: Short Story and Poetry (ENG401)
Fall 2019
Assignment No. 3
Total Marks: 20
Lectures: 9-12Instructions:
• Upload your assignments in a proper format, i.e. MS word file. Corrupt files will be awarded zero marks.
• The assignments should be zoomed in at 100%.
• Please avoid plagiarism; plagiarized work will be marked zero.
• After the due date, the assignments submitted via email would not be entertained.
• Please avoid submitting copied assignments; otherwise, such a case would be referred to the discipline committee.
• The font color should be preferably black and font size 12 Times New Roman.Q1. The analysis present on William Blake’s poem “A Little Black Boy” seems to be divided into two thoughts. Some find the poem to be replete with racism and the aspects of color and slavery, whereas others find it representative of a Christian ideal. Analyze the poem in your own words, taking in these two thoughts and write a short critical essay of 200-250 words. (10 Marks)
Q2. In line with William Wordsworth’s famous proverb “The child is father of the man”, Cleanth Brooks comments, “The child’s worship of nature is involuntary and the poet’s more conscious; therefore, the child is above the man himself.” Keeping in mind the poem ‘The Rainbow’, how far do you agree? (10 Marks) -
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