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M.A. (Regular/Pvt/ATKT) Examination, 2024
(First Semester)
ENGLISH
Paper-I
Poetry
Time : 3 Hours]
[Maximum Marks :
Reg.: 85
Pvt. : 100
Note : Attempt all questions.
Section A
(Objective Type questions)
1.
Choose the correct answer :
(1X10=10)
(i) Which pilgrim has a forked beard ?
(ii) How many sonnets did Shakespeare write ?
(iii) What is the central theme of āParadise Lostā ?
(iv) In Donneās āA Valediction Forbidding Mourningā separation between the lovers is compared to :
(v) John Dryden was born in...........
(vi) 'The Rape of the Lock' is a parody of which epic poem ?
(vii) 'The Progress of Poesy' was published in............
(viii) Which of the following is a 'Visionary' work by William Blake ?
(ix) William Collins died at the age of :
(x) Thomas Gray got his education from :
Section B
(Short Answer Type Questions) 5x3=15
2.
Explain with reference to the context the following passages :
If gold rusts, what then can iron do.
Or
Yet eyes this cunning want to grace their art,
They draw but what they see, know not the heart.
They draw but what they see, know not the heart.
Or
A mind not to be changed by place or time.
The mind is its own place, and in itself
Can make a heav'n of hell, a hell of heav'n.
The mind is its own place, and in itself
Can make a heav'n of hell, a hell of heav'n.
Or
Call us what you will, we are made such by love,
Or
Call her one, me another fly,
We're tapers too, and at our own cost die,
And we in us find the eagle and the dove.
We're tapers too, and at our own cost die,
And we in us find the eagle and the dove.
Or
Beauties in vain theiry pretty eyes may roll;
Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.
Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.
Or
Hark, his hands thy lyre explore !
Bright-eyed fancy hovering O'er
Scatters from her pictur'urn
Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.
Bright-eyed fancy hovering O'er
Scatters from her pictur'urn
Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.
Section C
(Long Answer Type Questions) 15x4=60
3.
Answer the following questions in detail :
(i) Discuss the āPrologue to the Canterbury Talesā as a mirror to the 14th century English society.
Or
(ii) Write a note on Shakespeare as a sonneteer.
Or
Discuss the different themes of Shakespearean sonnets prescribed in your syllabus.
Or
(iii) Write a note on the character sketch of Satan in āParadise Lostā.
Or
Discuss the characteristics of metaphysical poetry, with special reference to the poems of John Donne prescribed in your syllabus.
Or
(iv) Discuss the Blend of comic and epic elements in Popeās āThe Rape of the Lockā.
Or
Discuss āMac Flecnoeā as a personal satire
Or
(iv) Attempt a critical appreciation of Grayās poem āThe Bardā.
Or
Write a note on William Blake as a symbolic poet on the basis of his poems prescribed.
Or
Attempt a critical appreciation of William Collins, āOde to Eveningā.