HCMC University of Technology and LITERATURE 2

Education Unit Code: 1104132

Faculty of Foreign Languages Time: 60 minutes Date: 23/12/2014

Room: Invigilator 1 :
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Marks: Invigilator 2 :
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Notes: The test consists of 3 parts in 4 pages.

No materials whatsoever allowed.
No further explanations allowed.
Use pens to write your answers.

Suggested answer for Final Exam

Part A: Briefly answer the following questions about the literary devices (4 marks)

1. In the following stanza of The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls, what words personify the sea and the waves?

How do these images contribute to the hints of what has happened to the traveler? (2 marks)

Darkness settles on roofs and walls,

But the sea, the sea in the darkness calls;

The little waves, with their soft, white hands,

Efface the footprints in the sands,

And the tide rises, the tide falls.

Answer: Personification: the verbs (calls for the sea, and efface for the waves).

Some inferences:

+ The traveler has lost in the race within the rising and falling of the tide.

+ There is no visible sign of the traveler in his travelling.

+ All his achievements are erased by the force of nature.

+The traveler has left the sea

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2. How does the repetition of the last two lines reveal the spiritual value(s) of the poem Stopping by

woods on a snowy evening? (2 marks)

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep

Answer: The spiritual value of the repetition: Human has to fulfill their responsibilities in their life before

they die (before I sleep) though there are difficulties (miles to go) they may face in their life.

Part B: Briefly answer the following questions about symbolism (3 marks)

1. What is the significance of the title Hills like white elephants? (1 mark)

Answer: - Explain the symbols hills and white elephants in relation to the body shape of a pregnant

woman (hills) and the useless baby(white elephants)

2. How does the symbol the tide in The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls relate to the concept the rhythm

of life? Explain. (1 mark)

Answer: Explain the symbol the tide in relation to the rising and the falling of life.

3. Why is the time of year so important in this line of The story of an hour: She could see in the

open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life? (1

mark)

Answer: Explain the symbol new spring life in relation to Mrs. Mallards achievement in her fight for

freedom.

Part C: Answer in ONE-TWO paragraph(s) for the following question (3 marks)

Analyze TWO shared aspects of Feminism mentioned in Hills like white elephants and The story of an

hour

Answer:

-Women as the victims of male domination.

-Women and their fight for independence.

-Women and their dependence on men

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 Marking Criteria for LITERATURE 2
Part A
Task achievement (80 %): candidates should provide direct answers with appropriate content (i.e.
accuracy and relevancy) to the questions about literary devices
Mechanical aspects (20%): grammar, spelling, and vocabulary choice
Candidates MUST use their own words to write their answers. Any signs of plagiarism (i.e. direct
manipulation from online resources) will receive ZERO for the answers.

Part B
Task achievement (80 %): candidates should provide direct answers with appropriate content (i.e.
accuracy and relevancy) to the questions about symbolism.
Mechanical aspects (20%): grammar, spelling, and vocabulary choice.
Candidates MUST use their own words to write their answers. Any signs of plagiarism (i.e. direct
manipulation from online resources) will receive ZERO for the answers.

Part C
Task achievement (80 %): candidates should provide direct answers with appropriate content (i.e.
accuracy and relevancy) to the questions about the analysis of TWO shared aspects of Feminism
within the length of ONE to TWO paragraphs.
Mechanical aspects (20%): grammar, spelling, and vocabulary choice.
Candidates MUST use their own words to write their answers. Any signs of plagiarism (i.e. direct
manipulation from online resources) will receive ZERO for the answers.