ENG 207 Final, Spring 2004

FINAL EXAM ENGLISH 207: INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LITERTURE II SPRING 2004 DR. SYRINE C. HOUT TIME ALLOWED: 2 and a half hours PART I: 50% Choose one of the following two poems — “The Sorrow of Love” (1891) by William Butler Yeats and “My Sad Captains” (1961) by Thom Gunn ~ and analyze your selection in terms of technique and ideas while offering your interpretation. To Cue a the Prevres y bette agin Bb Fowl, S pring 1534, S yrrere Hew PART II: 50% Write a short but informed essay in response to one of the following three comparative essay questions. Remember to develop a thesis that goes beyond mere comparisons. 1. Compare and contrast the social gatherings in Katherine Mansfield’s “he Garden Party” (1921) and James Joyce’s The Dead (1914). Consider the following: purpose, menu, entertainment, setting, host-guest relationship, conversation, etc. 2. Passion, intimacy, and commitment are said to be the three sides of the triangle of love. How are these three sides manifested in the man-woman relationships in D.H. Lawrence’s “The Horse-Dealer’s Daughter” (1922) and Joyce’s The Dead? 3. Compare and contrast the different views on British imperialism as manifested in Rupert Brooke’s poem “The Soldier” (1914) and George Orwell’s short story “Shooting an Eiephant” (1936).