BEGC 105 American Literature

IGNOU BEGC-105- Solved Assignment

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IGNOU BEGC-105 (July 2025 – January 2026) Assignment Questions

Section A

Answer with reference to the context:

(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:

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:

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.

 

IGNOU BEGC-105 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions

Section A

Answer with reference to the context:

(i) Exult O shores, and ring O bells!
But I with mournful tread.
Walk the deck my captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.

(ii) Far or forget to me is near;
Shadow and sunlight are the same;
The vanquished Gods to me appear;
and one to me are shame and fame.

(iii) A thought went up my mind today
That I have had before
But did not finish some way back
I could not fix the year.

(iv) But O heart ! heart ! heart !
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead

Section B

Answer the following in about 300 words each:

1. Write an extended note on the poetic devices used in “O Captain ! My Captain !”.

2. Write a critical appreciation of the poem “Because I could not stop for death”.

3. Critically evaluate the poem ‘‘Death Sets a Thing Significant’’.

4. Discuss major themes as explored in Hemingway’s short stories.

Section C

Answer the following questions in about 600 words each:

1. Give a critical justification with respect to the title of the play All My Sons.

2. Write a critical comment on the genre of The Scarlet Letter.

3. Discuss the poetic achievements of Walt Whitman with suitable examples from the poems prescribed in the course.

4. Write a detailed note on the rise and development of American Drama

IGNOU BEGC-105 ASSIGNMENTS DETAILS

University	:	IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University)
Title	:	American Literature
Language(s)	:	English
Code	:	BEGC-105
Degree	:	BA (Honours), BAEGH, BAFEG
Subject	:	English
Course	:	Core Courses (CC)
Author	:	ignouedumart.com Panel
Publisher	:	Distance Gyan Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.

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