Part Three Literature 50 points
1. Write down the names of the authors of the following literary works: (8 points)
a. Pardoner’s Tale
b. Lords of the Flies
c. The Rainbow
d. Essay on Criticism
e. The Naked and the Dead
f. Ambassador
g. Lolita
h. The Sun Also Rises
2. Explain TWO of the following literary terms: (in about 50 words for each) (8 points)
A. modernism B. imagism C. black humor D. naturalism. E. New Criticism
3. Answer ONE of the following questions on British literature (in about 100 words) 8 points
A. Tell the names of the 5 major British romantic poets. Whom do you like best? Explain why.
B. Make a comparison between Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens in their descriptions of England.
4. Answer ONE of the following questions on American literature (in about 100 words) 8 points
A. Discuss the differences in themes between Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson.
B. What changes have taken place in American literature since the Second World War? Make a comparison between the 30 years before and after the Second World War.
5. Describe and make a comment on TWO of the following characters (in about words for each) 8 points
A. Huckleberry Finn B. Augie March C Rebecca Sharp D. Hester Prynne E. Macbeth
6. Read the following poem and write a short essay based on the following questions( in about 120 words) 10 points
Sonnets from the Portuguese
XIV
If thou must love me, let it be for nought
Except for love’s sake only. Do not say
“I love her for her smile—her look—her way
Of speaking gently----for a trick of thought
That falls in well with mine, and certes* brought
A sense of pleasant case on such a day”---
For these things in themselves. Beloved, may
Be changed,, or change for thee---and love, so wrought.
May be unwrought so . Neither love me for
Thine own dear pity’s wiping my cheeks dry---
A creature might forget to weep, who bore
Thy comfort long and lose thy love thereby!
But love me for love’s sake, that evermore
Thou may’st love on. Through love’s eternity.
Note:
*certs; certainly
Questions:
A. What is the poet’s concept of love?
B. Is the poet’s concept of love realistic? What do you think of it in modern society?
