IGNOU BEGC-105 June 2022 Previous Year Question Paper

Q1.Where are these men ? Asleep beneath their grounds: And strangers, fond as they, their furrows plough. Earth laughs in flowers, to see her boastful boys Earth-proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs;

Q2.In the Old World, the east the Suez canal, The New by its mighty railroad spann’d The seas inlaid with eloquent gentle wires; Yet first to sound, and ever sound, the cry with thee O soul.

Q3.We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess — in the Ring — We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain — We passed the Setting Sun —

Q4.A book I have, a friend gave, Whose pencil, here and there, Had notched the place that pleased him, At rest his fingers are.

Q5.Critically evaluate the poem "Death Sets a Thing Significant".

Q6.Discuss Henrik Ibsen’s contribution to the growth of American Drama.

Q7.Write a critical summary of the poem "Brahma".

Q8.Discuss Walt Whitman’s art of poetry.

Q9.Explain Puritan psychology and its influence on modern American character.

Q10.Elaborate on the various strategies that Hemingway employs in his short stories to address his concerns.

Q11.Critically evaluate Emily Dic kinson’s poetry on the basis of poems prescribed in the course.

Q12.Discuss the art of characterisation in All My Sons.