6. B.A. Exam. English Paper A Group P'& Il Q.1. Explain the following extracts with reference to the context. Fall gently, snow flakes Cover mewith white : Cold icy kisses and Let me rest tonight. We paused before a House that seemed Aswelling of the Ground- The roof was scarcely visible The Cornice- in the Ground: The guards said 'Kneeldown' They killed him with sword and spear. How can I, that girlstanding there, My, attention fix On Romanoron +5, Russian Oron Spanish polities. Sun shine on me, sunshine Rain on me, rain Fall softly, dew drops And cool my brow again. No nightingale did ever chaunt More welcome notes to weary bands. Oftravelers insome shady haunt’ ‘Among Arabian sands.Nite 12, 13. 14, “] have come to the borders of sleep, The unfathomable deep Forest where all must lose Their way ...” All the world’s a stage. And all men and women nearly players They have their exits and enterances And one man in his time plays many parts. It is very good that we have rebels You may not find it very good to be one. “When I have fears that I may cease to be Before my pen has gleaned my teeming brain, Before high-piled books, in charact’ry Hold like rich garners the full-ripened grain;” And into my garden stole " When the night had veil’d the pole; In the morning glad I see My foe outstretch’d beneath the tree, Was it cowardice, that I dared not kill him? Was it perversity that I longed to talk to him? Was it humility, to feel so honored? I felt so honored. Her flashing stars, her scented breeze, Her humbling lakes, like foamless seas, Her bird-delighting citron trees In every purple vale! : Stay, then, village for around you spin On slow axis a world as vast And meaningful as any poised By great Plato's solitary mind, We paused before a House that seemed A Swelling of the Ground — The roof was scarcely visible ~16. 17. 18. |. 19. The Cornice — in the Ground — No time to turn at beauty’s glance, And watch her feet, how they can dance. No time to wait till her mouth can, Enrich that smile her eyes began, And may be what they is true Of war and war’s alarms, But On.that I were your again And held her in my arms, The allotment of death For the one path of my flight is direct Through the bones of the living No arguments assert my right For I have had too much Of apple-picking: I am overtired Of the great harvest myself desired There were ten thousand fruit to touch, Cherish in hand, lift down and not let fall. When I behold, upon the night's starred face, Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance, And think that I may never live to trace Their shadow, with the magic hand of chance; My dear Wolf,a-Sydney couldn't be treacherous We're the most,trustworthy family in England F : Ain’t I been nice? Dammy, you people don’t know your luck, You might have been lying dead in a row-if it weren’t Christmas morning. There ain’t no criminal classes. The rogues and the rulers may both come from the gutter or the place. There ain’t no criminal clas from the gutter or the palace. He may not approve, but he won't criticise. He never criticises anybody; and never does anything, but just sits on the fence and prays for everybody. ecklace, you'll look back and feel that you'd let business come f you take my necklace, you'll lool 1 i tte wicasurel and that’s always such a silly thing to do. You had a mother es. The rogues and the rulers may both come once.I shan’t let you play about with me, confound it!, I shall jolly well stay here until she pays! Brr! How angry Tam today... James: “That’s no excuse for not being punctual J in army?” : ut James (rather upset) Oh! (recovering himself) Fortunatel impressing you. The power of purse goes & Jong way in t use it. Look here, uncle James, do you really think that who's just left school? Do you think four years, at the difference at all? : : od bar Good man, that’s the way to talk, I'll get them for you. Make yourself, 7 comfortable in front of the fire til! 1 come back. Here's the paper. * Tam weak, I’m wax, I’ve melted. I am on my-knees like a fool, offering you my hand... shame, shame! I haven’t been in love for five years: I'd taken a vow, and | now all of a sudden I’m in love, like a fish out of water! navn cinompeta oF, If you are’ill for a year- “stay for a year I’m going to get my. own, my. dear! You | don’t get at me with your widow’s weeds and your dimpled cheeks. 7 Iam a good and virtuous little wife. I’ve, locked myself in and will be true to you till the grave, and you... Aren’t ashamed, you bad child? You deceived me, had, © rows with me, left me alone for weeks on énd.., Bods Aer star uae What pleasure it will give me to put a bullet into your thick head! Devil take ou. * Sash barge ¢ 1 noqe blodod Laolve We'll rehearse it every day. One day, if you'go on ‘being: unreasonable, the: thing 4 will go off. Of course, you think that I shouldn’t have the pluck to fire, Nao I’m a marrying woman, It’s tough to .be.a, marrying-woman, w, en 01 4 found, the, man you, want to marry, and when you fell yo EM WaSH HOM have independent czreer that’s aliving protest against the necessi dartia joHe was a rotter, Oh, more fool I to have married hi or millionth woman to have been made a fool of by love: And if,1 was fooled by a rotter What else I am to tell Primrose eieont that 1. And I Logie BY oa d ell Pri j was fooled by arattler? 0" O21 st aoernia tnnatiny on rae ept stat I . “1 i'nie oysd i 4, 1t?s,always a, losing game to be a mother, You wer 9 ath Ph aly A OS me) " ere Then you were a helpless child, and J lost her too, iia gate of you as dependent as ever you were, the other i ‘interests that I'couldn’t wateh and share. ovr sare wbaviriy bag me 4 bap gonat sy suppose he learnt punetually | y [have other means of his world. 1 propose to you can treat me like ya) boy front haye made no 7 baby and Yost my'baby.,, and gained'a schoolgirl, half half'd strange new:creaturewith |).L1. A selection of short stories and one act plays. THE HAPPY PRINCE &y Oscar Wilde (a) Describe briefly the story “The Happy Prince” as a piece of social criticism. (b) Besides being a good fairy tale with a moral lesson, “The Happy Prince” by Oscar Wilde, satirizes the false standard of the modern society. Do you agree? (ce) How does after his death, the Happy Prince try to help his poor people through a swallow? (d) Why does the Happy Prince weep? 7 (e) What did the Swallow tell the Happy Prince about the city and the people? OR what did the Swallow report to. the Happy Prince about bauman misery or suffering? OR THE NEW CONSTITUTION By Saadat Hasan "tanto (a) What is new constitution? What would it change if prom: sigated? (b) Describe Ustad Mangu encounter with the “gora” sole crs on April 1, 1935. (c) Why was Ustad Mangu so optimistic about the new ¢ onstitution? (d) “The New Constitution” by Saadat Hasan Manto: proves that the Indian hated the English and wanted to be free.” Discuss. OR THE LITTLE WILLOW ‘sy Francis Tower (a) How is Lisby different from her sisters? (The L ‘ttle Willow) i (b) Compare and contrast the characters of the tree sisters in the story “The Little Willow”. (c) What did the little Willow symbolise? OR THE DUCHESS AND THE JEWELLER By Virginia Woolf (a) “The Duchess And The Jeweller”) mentions of.achange inthe English Society. Discuss. (b) The characters of the Duchess and Oliver Bacon depict loss of faith in the human values. Discuss, (c)_ How does the Duchess deceive the Jeweller? (The Duchess ‘and the Jeweller), (a) Why did the Jeweller dismantle himself? OR THE BEAR By Anton Chekhov : (a) Write note on the character sketch of Popova and Smirnov. (b) What was the main issue/conflict between Smirnov and Popova? (c) Describe the comic clements of the play “The Bear”. (a) Justify the end of the play “The Bear”. OR SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT By Eden Philipore (a) Bring out the humour in the play “Something to Talk About”, OR “Something to Talk About” is a light comedy, Discuss.Comment on the Wolfs’ remark “wolfs change their hair but nothearts. De . F ing ever ibe the stir that Wolf, the burglar creates in a house where nothing happer Write a C! tracter Sketch of Wolf. RAPPACCINI DAUGHTER By Nathaniel Hawthrne ‘ eo 1 . . ' is. ij J CSS “Rappaccini has an obsesgion about scientific research but his inborn'selfishne: drives in wrong direction” Discuss, - + (“Re ini’s ») Discuss the nature of Jove between Beatrice and Giovanni. (“Rappaccini’s Daughter”), (©) What did Rappaccini want to do? Why had he grown poisonous plants in his garden? OR What was Rappaceini’s graze? What would have been the result of his craze if he had succeeded in his experiment? (2) What is the theme of the story “Rappaceini’s Daughter”? t y “Rap, OR TAKE PITY ay Bernard Malamud (*) “Love and understanding are underlying themes of ‘the story “Take Pity”, Discuss. () “Take Pity” by Bernard Malamud is a story of determination and self-respect. Discuss, % : i (©) In what different ways. did Rosen try to help Eva? Did he succeed in his attempt? i ‘ (a) Compare and contrast the characters of Eva and Rosen.-Whom do you consider the better of the two, and why? OR THE NECKLACE By Guy De Maupassant (9) Who was responsible for Madam Loisel’s tragedy, herself or chance? () — WhatJs the[ralpof-destinyyin inan’s fife2, Expiait it fn the light of the story “The Necklace”, if (ce) Give a brief account of the troubles faced by Matilda Loise after the loss of th borrowed necklace, . (4) Write a note on the vanity of Matilda Loisel, : ; 3 Q.dII. OR THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY By Aldous Huxtey a scribe briefly the popularity of beauty ind i s (a) Deseribe briefly the pop Y industry in America , Huxley, 8S given’ by (b) What are the eauses of the Beauty Cult in American Society? OR ; Describe in you'own worils the reasons given'by Muxely 5. i : use of cosmetics among the American ladie MY t0 justity the increasing (oc) Deseribe briefly the merits and demerits of the Beauty Industry as pointed ou yas outOR (a) (b) (©) OR (a) (b) (©) (d) OR (a). (b) (©) (d) by Huxley. | Comments on the use of cosmetics in Pakistan. WALKING ON THE MOON By David R. Scout Give an account of being on the moon when Scott was really there. How does David R. Scott think about the moon after two y the earth? rs that he is back to “To fall on the moon and I did several times is to rediscover childhood. You go down in slow motion, the impact is slight, the risk of injury virtually nil.” Discuss Seott’s experience of weightlessness on the, lunar space in simple English. THE BACHELOR’S DILEMMA By Herbert Gold What according to Herbert Geld are the problems faces by a bachelor in the story” The Bachelor’s Dilemma”. How does the writer explain the bachclor’s plight? What is the dilemma of the bachelor as described by Herbert Gold? What does the writer want to convey? BREAKFAST By John Steinbeck " How do you think is the story, “BREAKFAST” a criticism of- modern materialistic age. : Breakfast by John Steinbeck present different characters. Discuss. Does the story impart us any moral le: John Steinbeck’s “Breakfast” illustrates that happiness comes from the heart ‘and not from wealth, Comment. E THE ECLIPSE! By Virginia Woolf What is the significance of the conclusion that “the whole fabric of civilization was modelled and moulded” ia the essay “the Eclipse. “The Eclipse” describ solar Eclipse. Discus: pure living style of different people of unusual atmosphere of human curiosity about the Speseribe the Solar Felipse as presented by Virginia Woolf in her essay “ae Exlipse”. ; TO ERR IS HUMAN By Lewis Thomas To what extent do computers resemble human beings? How does Thomas ‘o wha ; distinguish the reasoning of each? What is the exposition by the compar What is the thesis of the e How does the writer explain his iden. jon. with computers, uted? ainedOR t b) (c) OR (a) (b) (c) OR (a) (ce) (b) OR (a) (b) (e) (a) (b) (c) About error in the story “To Err is human? What is the importance of Errors? What are the writer’s, views on Errors? TAKE THE PLUNGE By Gloria Emerson What is Emerson’s purpose in writing? Does she state her purpose directly, or do you discover it from her approach to the subject and her focus? What were her motives in making the jump? . what details does she provide about the operation of the parachute, the descent, and the landing? How are these details fitted to the discussion of her feelings at various stages in her experience? What are these stages? How does she maintain the focus on her feelings throughout the essay? Do these feelings change? SCIENCE AND VALUES By Bertrand Russell Russell says that science offers the possibility of far greater well-being for the human race than has ever been known before, Do you agree? What are Russell’s views on “Science and values”? Discuss. How does Bertrand Russeli prove that all “fanatical creeds” are harmful to mankind? NAGASAKI, AUGUST 9, 1945 By Michaito Ichimaru What details suggest the awesome (dreadful or appalling) power of the blast? Which details reveal the unusual effects? How has he described the horrors of war? ‘ In this essay how has the writer discussed destruction of his country. PAKISTAN AND THE MODERN WORLD By Liaquat Ali Khan On what grounds had the Muslims of, India asked for a country of their,own? “The creation of Pakistan has by itself dissolved what would have been a perpetual danger zone in In the light of Liaquat Ali Khan's speech, explain the circumstances, which led to the creation of Pakistan. Liaquat Ali Khan was an eloquent orator. Discuss the salient stylistic qualities of his speech; “Pakistan and the Modern world”, What were Liaquat Ali Khan's expectations frony America and the Western World? ‘ Q.IV LEISURE By William Davies . What are some of the things we miss because of lack of time (Leisure). What is “this life full of care” that William Davies criticizes in' “Leisure”? How would you define a personification? | |! ‘(d) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (©) (a) (b) ©) (a) (a) . Describe bricfly Maya Angelou’s deep love of Nani: as shown in her pocm What joys in Nature and in Society docs William Davies talk about that we miss so easily? OR TARTARY By Walter De La Mare Pick out all the colour words the poet has used (Tartary). Discuss De La Mare as a lover of nature with reference to his poem Tartary. State briefly what the poet in “Tartary” would like to have as the ruler of Tartary. What concept of an. imaginary land does Waiter De La Mare present in this poem “Tartary”? How can you say that Tartary is a romantic land of the'poct’s dreams? OR NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS By Elizabeth Sewell What is the central idea of the poem “New Year Resolutions”. Wherefrom possibly. can we draw comfort if the nature of reality js so uncomfortable? : OR WOMAN WORK By Maya Angelou ‘Woman Worl Write a character-sketch of. the woman depicted in the poem. Is an idealization of some sort necessary for our survival as sane human beings? How would you reaet to-the expression of Mz to nature? a Angelou’s feelings in regard OR THE REBEL By D. J. Enright : What is the central idea of the poem The Rebel.” What makes a young man rebellious? Wha him? “The Rebel” is a humorous poem, motivated by a serious idea. Explain. Discuss the clement of homour and satire in the poem. f OR ONE ART By Elizabeth Bishop ee . ‘One Art’ is « beautiful example of presenting a serious idea in a non-serious manner. Explain this statement. should be our attitude’ towards(b) () (d) @) (b) (©) (@ (a) (b) (a) (b) , (a) (b) (©) (a) (b) (c) How, according to Elizibeth Bishop, can we master the art of losing? Discuss the title and them or central idea of the poem? : Do you think that the poet is right to say that losses ure natural to all of us or that the art of losing is not difficult to master? OR THE SOLITARY REAPER By William Wordsworth Des Identify the artistic merit of this poem which makes it a thing of beauty. ibe your feelings and impressions which you may share with the poet? How docs words worth bring out the beauty of the song of the solitary. reaper? : How did the solitary reaper’s song make Wordsworth so happy when he did not even understand it or when he was not even hearing it? OR LIGHTS OUT By Edward Thomas After reading the poem “Lights Out” a sense of gratitude is aroused for the blessing power over us. Explain. In what way is sleep a tranquilizing factor as described in the poem “Lights Out”, ; a : OR All The World’s a Stage by Shakespeare Do you agree to the division of human life into seven stages? What are these stages? ‘ ) Which age, in your opinion, is most accurately described? OR Fi When I have Fears by Keat’s What are the poct’s fears? Attempt a critical appreciation of this sonnet in a few lines: What are the two themes touched upon in this poem? OR Huntsman by Edward Lowbury Discuss the use of the elements of Suspe cuss of the elements of Suspense and Lrony in this Poem, What is the tragic fact of life presented in this poem? What is the theme of the pocm “The Huntsman”?Q.V. The Old Man and the Sea (a) ) © (a) © oO (g) (h) a) Write a note on Santiago’s struggle against the sharks-to save the Marlin. Deseribe Santiago’s scarch for the fish, How did he look for the big fish? Discuss isolation and loneliness of-the old man? “A person can be destroyed but cannot be defeated”. Discuss. Is Santiago a superstitious man? Explain. Discuss the relationship and emotional attachment between the boy and the old man. Manoline considers Santiago the perfect fisherman. Discuss. Give a critical summary of the novel, The Old ‘Man and the Sea. OR 5 Give details of incidents in the novel, The Old Man and Sea. : OR : Critically appreciate thendvel;*The Old Mamandthe Sea”. Give a character sketch of Santiago, the old man OR. Discuss Santiago as the hero of “The Old Man and the Sea”.