Match List I with List II

LIST I	LIST II
A) Walt Whitman	I. Howl
B) A D Hope	II. A Far Cry From Africa
C) Derek Walcott	III. Beat! Beat! Drums!
D) Allen Ginsberg	IV. Australia

The correct option is (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I).

Let us verify the matching pairs by examining each author and their respective literary work:

A) Walt Whitman matches with III. "Beat! Beat! Drums!"
"Beat! Beat! Drums!" is a famous patriotic poem written by the American poet Walt Whitman. It was first published in 1861 during the American Civil War, reflecting the drumbeats and bugles that disrupted daily civilian life and mobilized the nation for war.

B) A D Hope matches with IV. "Australia"
Alec Derwent Hope (A. D. Hope) was an influential Australian poet and essayist. His poem "Australia," written in 1939, is one of his most celebrated works, offering a complex, critical yet deeply attached portrayal of the Australian landscape and its society.

C) Derek Walcott matches with II. "A Far Cry From Africa"
"A Far Cry From Africa" is a renowned poem by Derek Walcott, a Saint Lucian poet and playwright who received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. The poem addresses the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya and explores the author's split allegiance between his British ancestry and his African heritage.

D) Allen Ginsberg matches with I. "Howl"
"Howl" is a landmark poem written by the American Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg in 1954–1955. It is one of the defining works of 20th-century American literature, capturing the countercultural spirit of the post-WWII era.

Matching the authors from List I with their works in List II gives:
• A → III
• B → IV
• C → II
• D → I

This matches the third option perfectly.