BEGC-105 · December 2025 · English
IGNOU BEGC-105 December 2025 Previous Year Question Paper
AMERICAN LITERATURE
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-105, December 2025 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 3 · Sections: 3
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS)
ENGLISH
(BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
December, 2025
BEGC-105 : AMERICAN LITERATURE
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Answer all questions.
Section—A
Q1.Explain the meaning of any four of the following stanza s with reference to the context : 4×5=20
(i) But somewhere in my soul, I know I’ve met the thing before; It just reminded me–’t was all— And came my way no more. [ 2 ] BEGC–105
(ii) The white man, disguised as a falcon, swoops in and yet again steals a salmon from Crow’s talons.
(iii) O soul, repressless, I with thee and thou with me, Thy circumnavigation of the world begin, Of man, the voyage of his mind’s return, To reason’s early paradise.
(iv) Far or forgot to me is near Shadow and sunlight are the same; The vanquished gods to me appear And one to me are shame and fame. [ 3 ] BEGC–105
(v) Here captain ! dear father ! The arm beneath your head ! It is some dream that on the deck, You’re fallen cold and dead.
Section—B
Q2.Answer any four of the following q uestions in about 300 words each : 10×4=40
(i) Discuss post -World War II drama in America.
(ii) Write a short note on Pearl in The Scarlet Letter.
(iii) Discuss the prose style of O’ Henry.
(iv) Critically evaluate the poem Evolution.
(v) Discuss ‘Snows of Kilimanjaro’ as a story about life and death. [ 4 ]
Section—C
Q3.Answer any two of the following questions in about 500 words each : 2×20=40
(i) Discuss the father-son relations in All My Sons.
(ii) Examine the characters as symbols in The Scarlet Letter.
(iii) Discuss Emily Dickinson’s poetry with reference to poems prescribed in the syllabus.