emda Sed AOMDD eembedINO Department of Education, Southern Province | ema O16 obciwes 2019 Third Term Test, 2019 ous 03 &. Appreciation of English Literary Texts Three hours Poetry, Drama, Answer five questions only, Answer question one and four others selecting one from ench sections Prose and Fiction. Part-I Section A Answer all questions. Read the following extracts and answer the questions given below them. Let thy west wind sleep on Loe ‘The lake: speak silence with thy glimmering eyes" a. Fromwhichtextare the lines extracted. By whom were they written ? b. Why does the speaker want the west wind to sleep on? c. Whatistheeffectexpected in underlined part ? (05 Marks) "They said the house was haunted, but He laughed at them and said, "Tut, tut!" Where are the lines extracted from? I. a Who is the author? b. Whoarereferred toas "They" and "He"? Name a poetic device. Mention the effect of it. (05 Marks) Ifshe saysno, youtell her you're leaving, do yousee?” mm". a. Fromwhich text have lines been extracted? Name the writer. b. Who speaks the words to whom ? c. Which qualities ofthe speakerare hinted at? (05 Marks) TV. "Whatright have youto talk like that"? a. Whereis the line extracted ftom ? Who is the author ? b. Whospeaks the words on which occasion? What is the tone of speech in the above line ? (05 Marks) (@)V. "Why, what wonderful piece of luck! he cried;" here isa red rose! | have never seen any rose like itin all my life." a. Fromwhich literary text are the lines extracted ? b. Who speaks the wordsand to whom ? Whatis the literary device ? ©. Whatemotions are associated with the words. (05 Marks) VI. "Ididn't shout to wam them. Ididn'tbang on their door and call them out." a. Whereare the lines extracted from? Who is the writer? b. Whoare"them"? Why did the speakeract like that? €. What feclings/emotions are associated with the words? (05 Marks) Scetion - B Read the text cither in (a), (b) or (c) and answer the questions that follow. a) "The old man glided away, stooping, stealthily, cat-like, and brought the low bench, He seated himself upon it, half his body in the d m and flickering light, and the other half in shadow: and so. with his craving eyes bent upon the slumbering boy, he kept his patient vigil there, heedless of the drift of ‘inne, and softly whetted his knife, and mumbled and chuckled.” i, Whomdoes “old man" referto? Who is the boy? ii, Whatisthe oldman preparing for? iii. Explain (a) mumbled (b) chuckled iv. Whatdo "whetted knife,” "mumbled" and "chuckled" imply? (10 Marks) b) “He stood looking at the girl. She looked so good and virtuous; he had relied on her so much and yet here she was living in sin and talking casually about it all. "What breed of creatures are these ? he wondered. They had tainted his ancient home. He had borne much from them. He said coldly, No. I'm not coming in now. Let me go back to the shop." Who are referred to as'He' and''she' in the text? * He - + She - ii, Whatmade'He' to utter the following words? “What breed of creatures are these?” iii, Explain the following briefly * virtuous * tainted iv, _ What emotionsare associated with the utterance? (10 Marks ) (02)heir sound and I hear! id have becn 2 we my listening to th ©) “Alter the rains the frogs were croaking and I was Cv - that what I did coul Father's voice in the background: he was saying tin noble deed if not for one thing, which is that T had done it ieee era tines, elders: boys of my age should always consult their elders before asiag ete and they should always abide by what the elders say: now if Thad dont iy done because either my mother or father had asked me to do it, then to y be considered anoble deed." i. Whois"I" and where is the speaker? Which deed of " Explain the following 's being commented. + consulting + abideby iv. Whatare the feelings of the father for the boy ? (10 marks ) Part - I Poetry Answer one question only eagle (in depth) innermostly it discusses the sad Though The Eagle is apparently about an (15 Marks) fate of a dangerous, proud and acruel human. Comment. Though the free bird enjoys a lot of freedom and comfort, the singing of the caged bird is powerful, hopeful and decisive. Illustrate according to I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. (15 Marks) Analyse various fears of the mother about her daughter in the poem - Fear by Gabriela Mistral. Are they the same then and now? (15 Marks) The Camel's Hump is an eye-opener for those who lag behind without attending to their mighty work that leads to the success. Present your views according to the poem by Rudyard Kipling. (15 Marks ) Breakfast by Jacques Prevert has many features of a conflict in a home environment. Discuss with instances from the text. (15 Marks) Drama ‘Answer one question only Tsu is not only loving and innocent but also is brave and has a strong character. Present your views in favour of the above statement. (15 Marks ) Popova wants to marry and she is waiting for a suitable partner, but her mode of expression is ambiguous. Comment in relation to the text. (15 Marks) (03)Prose Answer one question only. The behaviour of the philosophy student is a de What is to be done. Discuss with aclose reference in of what is not to be done rather than tothe prose by Oscar Wilde. (15 Marks) Inan emergency, people are easily led by instinct rather than intellect. Is this a fair statement ‘comment on the behaviour of Sonali Deraniyagala at the Tsunami waves, Comment with a close reference to Anextract from "Wave" (15 Marks) Discuss how aunt would have contributed to the formi reference to situations, ig of Nicholas’ character with a close and eventsof The Lumber Room by saki (15 Marks ) The Lahore Attack, though, serious in the real sense of the words is presented cleverly to the audience witha touch of humour. Is thisa fair comment about the speech made by Kumar Sangakkara at Colin Cowdrey Lecture in 2011. (15 Marks ) Fiction Answer one question only. Discuss Humphrey Marlow’s contribution to Tom Cant 'y not to be out of the game of thriving in the Regal Palace until the arrival ofreal heirto the th rone. (15 Marks ) Cousin's contribution in flourishing Jagan's material life is significant. Discuss how he did it methodically bringing out examples from the novel by R. K, Narayan, (15 Marks) One of the aspects of Bringing Tony Home By Tissa Abeysekara is to bring out past memories of pastoral as well as suberb life close to Colombo, (15 Marks)