Quarterly Paper

English 9 2nd Quarter

The following page contains the guidelines for your Final Paper for the Second Quarter. This also contains
the questions you need to answer, equivalent to four (4) summative tests on lessons we have discussed
on Anglo-American Literature, particularly on several examples of English Prose and Poetry. This paper is
due on Wednesday, 22 October 2014, 12:00 midnight. Submit the soft copy of this paper in .doc, .docx,
or .pdf format to my email at jayson_zabala@outlook.com, with the subject: Final Paper (Surname, First
Name, Middle Name Section) e.g. Final Paper (Zabala, Jayson, Donor Mendeleev IX)









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Final Paper
Guidelines
Answer the following
questions as
comprehensively as
possible. Conventions on
Grammar must be
observed.
This Quarterly Paper is
composed of six (6)
questions, to constitute for
four (4) summative tests,
each question constituting
to thirty-five (35) points
each. You will only answer
three questions out of the
first five questions, with
Question 6 being
mandadory. Since this is a
major paper, it is highly
unlikely that a 2-page
paper may merit a good
grade.
You may check for sources
online but be sure to cite
them in your references.

Quarterly Paper
English 9 2nd Quarter
QUESTION 1. The Cask of Amontillado (Edgar Allan Poe)
The narrator never specifies why he hates Fortunato. Instead, he
states only that Fortunato caused "a thousand injuries" to the
narrator and eventually "ventured upon insult." What is your
general impression of Fortunato? Do any of Fortunato's words
and actions support the narrator's belief that Fortunato is worthy
of hatred, or otherwise?

QUESTION 2. Auld Lang Syne (Robert Burns)
Defend the level of affinity between the personas in the poem.
Cite lines that strengthen your reasoning.

QUESTION 3. The Truly Great (Stephen Spender)
The first line of Spenders poem goes I think continually of
those who were truly great. Identify five (5) inspirational people
who have shaped Spenders poetry and relate how they could
have been the ones mentioned in the poem.

QUESTION 4. If (Rudyard Kipling)
What is the central idea of the poem? Cite lines to prove your
point.

QUESTION 5. A Psalm of Life (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
In its opening stanza the poem rejects the mournful rhythms
of language that bear a sad or melancholy message. The lines of
this poem are short and are frequently interrupted (Life is
reallife is earnest). How does this active, energetic rhythm
relate to the meaning of the poem?

QUESTION 6. Braveheart and Beowulf
Trace the Heros Journey of William Wallace and Beowulf based
on the framework by Campbell. Compare and Contrast the
events in their lives and explain how each event changed their
lives for the better or for the worse.

For additional credits: Compare and contrast the two characters with the
Heros Journey of Frodo Baggins.






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