ELECTIVE COURSE IN ENGLISH Assignment (Based on Blocks 1-7) Course Code: EEG-01/BEGE-101 Assignment Code: EEG-01/BEGE-101/TMA/2011-2012 Maximum Marks: 100 1 . Show your understanding of literary and non-literary prose by citing examples and discussing them. 450 words (You may give the source) (20) 2. Fill in the blank in the following passage with suitable prepositions: The man was playing cards ................................. some other people. He tried ...............
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A Literary Analysis on Flanner O ’Connor ’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” Written by ShaLynn M. Andrews Flannery O ’Connor ’s short story‚ “A Good Man is Hard to Find” is about a Georgia family on their way to Florida for a vacation and the day ending in disaster and murder. The story opens with the grandmother‚ also being the main character‚ trying to convince her son‚ Bailey‚ not to go to Florida; she had just read an article about a recently escaped convict‚ the Misfit‚ who was supposedly heading
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"Good morning‚ Mr Rooster‚" is an excellent introductory song to start the day with children. There are no musical chords found in this song. Hence‚ the educator can play an audio as a background and encourage children to sing the song by making the following actions: The children can gather in a circle and hold hands. They then make a circle over their heads to indicate a rising sun; sway right and left with arms over their heads. When they sing‚ "good morning Mr Rooster‚" they can spread
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Literary/Analytical Essay "Romeo and Juliet is a play about two silly‚ immature teenagers who lack common sense. Therefore‚ the play expresses the danger of a love in which two people become the whole world to one another." To what extent do you agree or disagree? The story of Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy. The two lovers go against their families and against their hate to be together but they don’t think about the consequences‚ which in the end are devastating. Romeo and Juliet engage
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Agatha Christie writes her novels using many different literary terms. In doing so‚ her stories seem more complex and developed. She also uses multiple literary terms to entice the reader. Three of these are conflict‚ flashback‚ and setting. A setting is where a book takes place. Agatha Christie wrote And Then There Were None taking place on Turtle Island. Throughout the book it has different locations on the island‚ such as the beach or the house. In the book it also explains that the setting
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late uncle‚ to the devastation from losing their parents‚ to the amount of care the narrator has toward Sonny’s wellbeing‚ there is a constant theme of family. After the death of their father‚ the narrator’s mother tells him‚ “’You got to hold on to your brother‚’ she said‚ ‘and don’t let him fall‚ no matter what it looks like is happening to him and no matter how evil you gets with him. You going to be evil with him many a time. But don’t you forget what I told you‚ you hear?’” (Beiderwell‚ Wheeler
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The short story “Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin was about a lady named Louise Mallard finding out her husband has died. Mrs. Mallards reaction to hearing her husband death wasn’t your typical reaction. What I mean by that was when Louise got the news she just locked herself in her room alone saying to herself free at last. She loved her husband but wanted nothing more than to be free from him being controlling. Mrs. Mallard suffered from a heart condition which is why in the story her sister Josephine
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Literary Analysis of “The Cask of Amontillado” “Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado” is an excellent example of how short fiction can embody many literary elements. This tale of revenge and horror contains three important devices‚ including mood‚ suspense‚ and characterization. By utilizing these three elements in his work‚ Poe creates a story that instantly grabs the reader’s attention and
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Stephen King “write or die” Write or die‚ and excerpt from On Writing‚ discusses two key influences on his writing. A guidance counselor at the end of his rope with the young king and a ruthlessly honest newspaper editor. In the passage he explains why and how he started writing‚ his counselor felt he should turn his restless pen into more constructive channels buy filling in the spot as the school sports reporter. He also tells bits and parts of his past when he began to write‚ and how john
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Literary Analysis Essay Children are drawn to the idea of having a chance to be the grownups rather than a child‚ but there are so many things that could go wrong! Children are not fully developed. Children often lack the wits‚ the life experience‚ and the maturity adults possess. Lord of the Flies‚ a dystopian novel taking place in the 1950s‚ by William Golding‚ expresses the problems a society of only children could possibly face. Stranded on an uninhabited island after a plane crash in which their
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