BEGC-105 Solved Assignment 2025-26

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IGNOU BEGC-105 Solved Assignment 2025-26

BA English Major FYUP Programme (BAFEG)
ASSIGNMENT
(For July 2025, and January 2026 Sessions)
BA English Major (BEGC 105)
American Literature

BEGC-105
American Literature
July 2024 & January 2025 Sessions
(Based on Blocks 1 – 4)
TMA 01/2025-26
Max. Marks: 100

Answer all questions.
Section A
Answer with reference to the context: 5×4=20
(i) Because I could not stop for
Death– He kindly stopped for me–
The carriage held just ourselves
And Immortality.
(ii) The white man, disguised
as a falcon, swoops in
and yet again steals a salmon
from Crow’s talon.
(iii) They added ridge to valley,
brook to pond; And signed
for all that bounded their
domain; This suits me for a
pasture; that’s my park; We
must have clay, lime,
gravel, granite-ledge
(iv) If the red slayer thinks he slays
Or if the slain thinks he is slain
They know not well the subtle ways
I keep, and pass, and turn again

Section B
Answer the following in about 300 words each: 5X4=20
1. Examine and elucidate the three pillory scenes in The Scarlet Letter.
2. Write a critical appreciation of the poem “O Captain! My Captain!”.
3. How did Henrik Ibsen contribute to the growth of modern American Drama?
4. Discuss major themes as explored in Hemingway’s short stories.
Section C
Answer the following questions in about 600 words each: 4X15=60
1. Briefly discuss the various themes of the play All My Sons.
2. Write a note on the “epic’ elements in the structure of The Scarlet Letter.
3. What were the prominent themes that captured the imagination of writers of short fiction? Discuss.
4. Do you think that Alexie Sherman demonstrated a social vision through his poem? Discuss.

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