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ILT521S - INTRO. TO LITERATURE 1B - 2ND OPP - JAN 2020 |
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NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF HUMAN SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF ENGLISH
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BAEN
LEVEL: 5
COURSE CODE: ILT 5215S (1B)
COURSE NAME: INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE 1B
SESSION:JANUARY 2020
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S)
Mr.A.Brewis
MODERATOR:
Ms.A.Nghikembua
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer THREE questions.
Write clearly and neatly.
Number the answers clearly.
Indicate whether you are a FM,PM
answer booklet.
or DI student
on the cover
of your
THIS EXAMINATION PAPER CONSISTS OF 3 PAGES (Including this front page)
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Answer one question from this section.
SECTIONA
Question 1
[35 MARKS]
1.1) Write a review of Orwell’s short story Shooting an Elephant.
(Approximately two pages)
OR
1.2) Orwell makes the following statement in Shooting an Elephant :”When the white man turns tyrant
it’s his own freedom he destroys”. Write a dialogue between yourself and Orwell in which you discuss
his reasons for writing a story such as Shooting an Elephant.
[CONTENT 30
LANGUAGE AND STYLE 5 =35]
SECTION B
Answer all the questions in this section
Question 1
[30 MARKS]
a) Analyse the following poem in a literal and in a figurative (literary) way.
| Love You, My Gentle One
| love you, my gentle one;
My love is the fresh milk in the rubindi
Which you drank on the wedding day;
My love is the butter we were smeared with
To seal fidelity into our hearts.
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You’re the cattle-bird’s egg,
For those who saw you are wealthy;
You’re the papyrus reed of the lake,
Which they pull out with both hands.
And | sing for you with tears
Because you possess my heart:
| love you, my gentle one.
(David Rubadiri)
Question 2
[35 MARKS]
a) One of the aspects Head examines in When Rain Clouds Gather is the impact oppressive
traditional structures have on women in Botswana. Motivate your answer with relevant
references from the novel.
(Approximately two or three pages)
End of Examination
Total marks: 100