ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

(Department of English)

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Course: English Literature (9416) Semester: Spring, 2025

Level: BS English

Please read the following instructions for writing your assignments. (AD, BS, B.Ed., MA/MSc, M.Ed., (ODL. Mode).

All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks but within a question, the marks are distributed according to its requirements.

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Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50

ASSIGNMENT No. 1

Q.1 What is the relationship between literature and culture and how do literature and its historical context influence each other? (20)

Q. 2 How does Khaled Hosseini use the motif of kites to symbolize both innocence and darker aspects of the characters' lives? (20)

Q. 3 What role does the concept of ‘universal themes’ play in literature and can you provide examples of themes that transcend cultural boundaries? (20)

Q. 4 What is the significance of imagery and symbolism in poetry and how do these elements create layers of meaning within a poem? (20) (20)

Q. 5 How does the speaker's decision to take the ‘one less traveled by’ reflect the theme of individualism and how does this theme develop throughout the poem, ‘The Road Not Taken’? (20)

Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50

ASSIGNMENT No. 2

Q. 1 What role does character development play in the novel and how do authors create complex and multifaceted characters? Give suitable examples to support your answer. (20)

Q. 2 In what ways does the play explore the theme of madness, both real and feigned, and what is its significance about Hamlet's quest for revenge? (20)

Q. 3 How does Brontë use the setting of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange to mirror the personalities and conflicts of the characters? (20)

Q. 4 What distinguishes prose from poetry and how does its more straightforward narrative style influence the way stories are told? (20)

Q. 5 How does the narrator’s obsession with the old man’s eye serve as a symbol for his own descent into madness as depicted in the play, ‘Tell Tale Heart’? (20)