Engelskspråklig litteratur og kultur eksamen | Høst 2012 | Study Guide

Task 1
Short answer
Write two paragraphs in which you compare the two texts in Appendix 1 with respect to genre, language features and literary devices, and how they influence your view on boxing.

Task 2
Short answer
Write one or two paragraphs in which you analyse the advertisement below and evaluate its effectiveness.

Task 3
Long answer
Choose one of the alternatives a), b), c) or d).

3a
A dynamic character in literature or film is one that develops as a result of what happens in the story.
Choose two characters from English-language literature or films you have studied and write a text in which you compare how they develop and why. Then assess which of the two characters has made the greatest impression on you and explain why.

3b
The extract in the box below describes the thoughts of a young boy in a boarding school somewhere in the British Isles.
Write your own short story about this boy. Your story should incorporate as much information as possible from the extract below and must be set in the British Isles. After your story, write a separate paragraph in which you discuss the features of the short story
genre you have used.

3c
Literature can supplement history by bringing people and times alive and enhancing our understanding of the past.
Write a text in which you compare how two English-language literary texts from different literary periods reflect the values of the time in which each text is set. Use examples from the texts to illustrate your points.

3d
Read the extract from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Write a text in which you compare the character of Daisy with a female character from another English-language literary text you have studied. Use examples from the texts to illustrate your points.