Engelskspråklig litteratur og kultur eksamen | Vår 2016
Har du behov for veiledning til eksamen i Engelskspråklig litteratur og kultur? Da kan du få god hjelp ved å se på hvordan tidligere eksamener har blitt besvart. I denne study guiden veileder vi deg gjennom eksamenssettet i Engelskspråklig litteratur og kultur utgitt 20. mai 2016, omhandlende kultur i engelskspråklige land.
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Task 1
Short answer
Answer both tasks 1a and 1b.
1a
In the text in the box below a critic complains about modern culture.
Comment on how the critic uses language features and literary devices to persuade the reader of his opinion. Use examples from the text.
1b
In the text in the box above (Task 1a), the critic complains about the lack of lasting value in modern art. Below you will find two pictures of the artist Tracey Emin and her work.
Comment briefly on whether you think Tracey Emin is expressing something with lasting value or if you agree with the critic that we have lost sight of what art and culture is.
Task 2
Long answer
Choose one of the alternatives a), b), c) or d).
2a
Tasks 1a and 1b both focus on some modern trends in American and British culture.
Referring to tasks 1a and 1b above, discuss what you believe are the predominant contributions of American and British culture in the world today.
2b
Analyse the poem ‘When You Are Old’ and the extract from ‘The Second Coming’ below and discuss which thoughts and ideas the poet, W. B. Yeats, is sharing with us. Use examples from the two works.
2c
The plots of literary texts are usually driven by a conflict.
Compare and discuss how conflicts are used to convey an idea or theme in two Englishlanguage literary texts you have studied in your course this year.
2d
Read the extract in Appendix 1 and discuss how the conflict in the text is developed and conveyed through the way the story is told. Use examples from the text.
Further help
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