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MA Eng. Literature Second Semester Examination (Year 2014) Poetry

Subject Code: MAEH-201

Paper Code: SLJ-81

Time : 3.00 Hours

M.Marks : 70

Section ‘A’

Q.1. Objective Type Questions- 10x1 = 10

a. Which two Romantic poets published the Lyrical Ballads?

b. The title of Shelley‟s Adonais is based on the Greek god Adonis. Adonis was the God of

___________________.

c. Which poet founded the Abbey Theatre?

d. Name Tennyson‟s dearest friend who also transcribed the first version of „Lotus Eaters‟.

e. What was the name of Browning‟s wife before she married him and why was she well

known?

f. Name the titles of the first and last sections of the Wasteland.

g. Which literary movement was Yeats closely associated with?

h. Name the poet friend of Hopkins who published his poems after his death.

i. Which twentieth century poet characterized the 30s as „the age of anxiety‟?

j. Which modern poet makes extensive use of animal imagery in his poetry?

Q2. Annotations: Attempt all FOUR passages. 4x5=20

a. Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting:

The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star,

Hath had elsewhere its setting,

And cometh from afar:

Not in entire forgetfulness,

And not in utter nakedness,

But trailing clouds of glory do we come

From God, who is our home:

Heaven lies about us in our infancy

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A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:

Its loveliness increases; it will never

Pass into nothingness; but still will keep

A bower quiet for us, and a sleep

Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.

b. Old age hath yet his honour and his toil;

Death closes all: but something ere the end,

Some work of noble note, may yet be done,

Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods.

OR

That moment she was mine, mine, fair,

Perfectly pure and good: I found

A thing to do, and all her hair

In one long yellow string I wound

Three times her little throat around,

And strangled her. No pain felt she;

I am quite sure she felt no pain.

c. In this decayed hole among the mountains

In the faint moonlight, the grass is singing

Over the tumbled graves, about the chapel

There is the empty chapel, only the wind‟s home.

It has no windows, and the door swings,

Dry bones can harm no one.

Only a cock stood on the rooftree

Co corico co corico

In a flash of lightning. Then a damp gust

Bringing rain.

OR

All things counter, original, spare, strange;

Whatever is fickle, freckled (who knows how?)

With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim;

He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change:

Praise him.

d. The mass and majesty of this world, all

That carries weight and always weighs the same

Lay in the hands of others; they were small

And could not hope for help and no help came:

What their foes like to do was done, their shame

Was all the worst could wish; they lost their pride

And died as men before their bodies died.

OR

Then they grow grey like men.

Mown down, it is a feud. Their sons appear

Stiff with weapons, fighting back over the same ground.

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Section B

Long Answer type questions 4x10=40

Q3. a. One of Wordsworth‟s most famous lines is “the child is father of the man,” a line that

reappears in

the epigram of “Intimations of Immortality.” How is childhood central to Wordsworth‟s

conception of the self? Discuss Wordsworth‟s treatment of childhood in the Immortality

Ode.

OR

b. Analyze Shelley‟s Adonais as an elegy.

OR

c. Write a note on Keats‟s attitude to nature based on Endymion.

Q4. a. Write a note on Tennyson‟s use of classical themes in Ulysses and Lotus eaters to address

contemporary issues.

OR

b. Identify and explain the salient features of Browning‟s poetry by illustrating from the

poems prescribed for study.

OR

c. „The scholar represents a side of Arnold that was at odds with the way in which he had to

live his life.‟ Explain.

Q5. a. Write a note on the poetic technique of Eliot with reference to the wasteland.

OR

b. How does W B Yeats combine tradition and a modern sensibility in his poetry?

OR

c. „In addition to developing new rhythmic effects, Hopkins was also very interested in

ways of rejuvenating poetic language.‟ Discuss the statement with reference to the poetry

of Gerald M Hopkins.

Q6. a. Discuss W H Auden as a modern poet.

OR

b. „To read Hughes‟s poetry is to enter a world dominated by nature.‟ Discuss this

statement with reference to his poems.

OR

d. Write a note on the imagery and experiments with language in the poetry of Dylan

Thomas.

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MA Eng. Literature Second Semester Examination (Year 2014) Drama

Subject Code: MAEH-202

Paper Code: SLJ-82 Time : 3.00 Hours

M.Marks : 70

Section ‘A’

Attempt all of the following questions:

Q.1. Objective Type Questions- 1x10=10

i) Name two main characters in „The Way of the World‟.

ii) Who is the writer of “A Woman of No Importance”?

iii) What is the basic theme of Ibsen‟s „A Doll‟s House‟?

iv) Who is the author of „The Good companions‟?

v) Anton Chekhov practised as a ________throughout his literary career.

Choose the correct option.

vi) The real name of O‟ Henry is___________

a) William Wordsworth b) William Sydney Porter

c) Philip Sydney d) Andrew Porter

vii) At the end of the play, Nora compares herself to a ______

a) Squirrel b) Prisoner

c) Doll d) Bird

Fill in the blanks with a word or words to complete the statements.

viii) “All for Love” is a ___________by John Dryden written in 1677 .

ix) Pygmalion is a play by Shaw, named after___________

x) Neo-Classicism prevailed during the ______age.

Section B

Q.2. Annotations (Attempt all four passages) 4x5=20

A. i) Free, to be free, absolutely free. To spend time playing with the children. To have a

clean, beautiful house.

OR

ii) I‟will give you your revenge another time, when you are not so indifferent, you are thinking of something else now, and plays too negligently.

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B. i) That is its special vice. That is the special vice of the age. One should sympathise with the joy, the beauty, the colour of life. The less said about life‟s sores the better.

OR

ii) No debt, no borrowing. There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that

depends on borrowing and debt.

C. i) I can‟t turn your soul on. Leave me those feelings; and you can take away the voice and

the face. They are not you. OR

ii) Justice is a machine that when someone has once given it the starting push, rolls on itself.

D. i) Any apologies- any explanations – an‟ you‟ll be straight back where you were. I „am

warning you dear. Just give „em a look- a tone of voice – now and again.

OR

ii) I am not so inquisitive. I come here to sit because here, only can I be near the great, common, throbbing heart of humanity. My part in life is cast where its beats are never

felt.

Section ‘C’

Long answer type questions (Attempt all questions) 4x10=40

Q.3. i) What is the significance, of the title of the play “All for Love” by John Dryden? OR

ii) Discuss the double standard of morality in “The Way of the World”.

Q.4. i) Write a critical note on Oscar Wild‟s wit and dark comedy.

OR

ii) „A Doll‟s House‟ criticizes the traditional roles of men and women. Discuss.

Q5. i) Bernard Shaw‟s Pygmalion plays the complex business of human relationships

in a social world. Comment.

OR ii) Attempt a critical note on Galsworthy as a dramatist.

Q6. Attempt a short note on any two from the given three questions.

i) „The proposal‟ by Anton Chekhov is a satire on the upper middle class society.

How far do you agree with the statement?

ii) Critically evaluate the title of “The Mother‟s Day” by J.B. Priestley.

iii) Comment on the dramatic style of O‟Henry. Give examples from “While the Auto Waits”.

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MA Eng. Literature Second Semester Examination (Year 2014)

Fiction Subject Code: MAEH-203

Paper Code: SLJ-83 Time : 20 minutes

M.Marks : 10

Section ‘A’

Objective Type Questions- 10x1 = 10

1. The novel “Madam Bovary” opens:-

i) On Emma’s Farm ii) In Charle’s Classroom

iii) Flaubert’s Living Room iv) Bovary’s Dinner table

2. What is Edward Rosier’s occupation?

i) Lawyer ii) Banker

iii) Farmer iv) Art Collector

3. What does Paul throw at Miriam when she sits upon a tree one day?

i) Apples ii) Branches

iii) Rocks iv) Cherries

4. Clarissa Dalloway refuses the marriage proposal of;

i) Peter Walsh ii) Hugh Whitbred

iii) S.Warren Smith iv) Joseph Britkopf

5. What fell on Leonard before he dies?

i) An Elm Tree ii) Book Case

iii) The Ceiling iv) An Iron Loft

6. Mike Flynn tries to teach Stephen, how to –

i) Shoot a Gun ii) Play Chess

iii) Run iv) Write Poetry

7. Millicent murdered her husband because he was –

i) Broke ii) Abusive

iii) Stupid iv) Alcoholic

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8. Who was Mrs. Stapleton’s niece in “The Open Window”?

i) Mary ii) Vera

ii) Matilda iv) Miriam

9. The necklace in Maupassant’s Story stands for things without –

i) Heart ii) Feelings

iii) Substance iv) Pride

10. Rudyard Kipling was born in which city?

i) Middlesex ii) London

iii) Paris iv) Bombay

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MA Eng. Literature Second Semester Examination (Year 2014)

Fiction Subject Code: MAEH-203

Paper Code: SLJ-83

Time : 2.40 hours

M.Marks : 60 marks

Section ‘B’

Short Answer Type Questions

Attempt Two questions out of Four 2x5 = 10

1. Write a character sketch of Clarissa Dalloway.

2. Briefly discuss Mrs. Morel‟s role as a mother in „Sons and Lovers‟.

3. What was the response of Ivan‟s wife in Tolstoy‟s story „God Sees The Truth But

Waits‟?

4. What role the crab plays in Kipling‟s story “The Crab That Played with the Sea”?

Section ‘C’

Essay Type Questions

Attempt all questions. 5x10 = 50

1. Compare and contrast Charles and Rudolphe , what are their attitudes about love and how

each of them respond to Emma in Flauberts “Madame Bovary”.

OR

Discuss Isabel‟s response to her three suitors, what light do they cast on Isabel‟s idea of

romance?

2. Comment upon the narrative technique used by Virginia Woolf for telling the story of

Mrs.Dalloway.

OR

On the basis of their relationship with Paul, analyze the similarities and differences

between Miriam and Clara in Lawrence‟s “Son and Lovers”.

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3. Write a note on how religion affects the mind of young Stephen in James Joyce‟s novel.

OR

Trace the character of Margaret Schlegel, as a sister, friend, wife, and as a woman of

early 20th

century.

4. Describe the reactions of Millicent‟s parents after she reveals the truth in Maugham‟s

story “Before the Party”.

OR

Discuss the central theme of Guy De Maupassant‟s story “The Necklace”.

5. How the story “God Sees The Truth But Waits” emphasizes the importance of Divine

Justice, explain?

OR

Explain how Natasha‟s chance meeting with the stranger, brings out her attitude towards

men.

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MA English Lit. Second Semester Examination (Year 2014)

Prose Subject Code: MAEH-204

Paper Code: SLJ-84 Time : 20 minutes M.Marks :10

Section ‘A’

Objective Type Questions

Q.1. Attempt all the following questions: 1x10=10 marks

i) Which is Thomas de Quincey’s most famous work?

a) A Defence of Nonsense

b) Essays of Elia

c) Love of Nature

d) Confessions of an English opium-eater

ii) Which two friends are mentioned by Jerome K. Jerome in ‘Three Men in a boat’?

a) George & Harris b) George & Harry

c) Harris & John d) Harry & John

iii) John Ruskin was also:

a) An Artist b) An Actor

c) An Art critic d) A dramatist

iv) Gandhiji’s ‘My Experiments with Truth’ is a –

a) Historical novel b) Autobiography

c) Biography d) Travelogue

v) Nehru’s other works include:-

a) Discovery of India b) Glimpses of the world

c) Discovery of the World d) History of India

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vi) Who was Swami Vivekanand’s teacher?

a) Swami Parmanand b) Swami Swaroopanand

c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Ramkrishna Paramhans

vii) Why did Gissing have to sell his favourite books?

a) For money

b) Because he had read them

c) Because they were expensive

d) Because of his frequent movement

viii) Why was Coleridge depressed at the little girl’s list of Christmas gifts?

a) Because they were her necessities

b) Because they were expensive

c) Because they were useless

d) Because they were too many

ix) Name the writer of ‘Does Culture Matter’.

a) E.M.Forster b) Gissing

c) T.S.Eliot d) Mary Coleridge

x) Who has written the essay ‘Defence of Penny Dreadfals’?

a) Lamb b) Chesterton

c) Lynd d) Ruskin

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MA English Lit. Second Semester Examination (Year 2014)

Prose Subject Code: MAEH-204

Paper Code: SLJ-84

Time : 2.40 hours

M.Marks : 60 marks

Section ‘B’

Annotations

Attempt any two of the given extracts: 2x5 = 10

Q2. a) “He does not know that he has seen that which he has seen everyday of his life”.

b) “The Hyde Park had always looked beautiful like a little dark forest full of lamps,

with the gold of lamps shaken into long Chinese alphabets in the windly waters of

the serpentine”.

c) Space is nothing to them; beyond that they want to go; and this going beyond the

phenomenal is the very soul of religion. The characteristic of my nation is this

transcendentalism.

d) I know every book of mine by its scent, and I have but to put my nose between

the pages to be reminded of all sorts of things”.

Section ‘C’

Essay Type Questions

5x10 = 50

Q3. How does Thomas de Quincey compare the scene from Macbeth with his own life?

OR

“Chesterton‟s satire was like a hammer‟s blow”. Justify this statement with respect to the

essays in your course.

OR

Jerome K. Jerome‟s way of writing a story is to exaggerate! Describe the story of “Three

Men in a Boat” in this context.

Q4. Give a critical summary of John Stuart Mill‟s essay „A Poet‟s Influence‟.

OR

Does Ruskin‟s „Love of Nature‟ emerge from the Pre Raphaelite commitment to

„Naturalism‟?

OR

How does Robert Lynd describe the beauty of darkness in his essay „The Darkness‟?

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Q5. Give a brief description of Gandhi‟s Memories of the Bar.

OR

Nehru was quite adept in expressing deep thoughts in fewest possible words. Discuss this

statement with reference to his essay „A Birthday Letter‟.

OR

„Religion and religion alone is the life of India‟. Discuss this view of Swami Vivekanand

expressed in his essay „Why India still lives‟.

Q6. How does Gissing treat his „ragged veterans‟? Describe from your essay „My Books‟.

OR

“Great grace goes with a little gift and all the offerings of friends are precious”. Discuss

this statement taken from Mary Coleridge‟s essay „Gifts‟.

OR

„Cultivated people are a drop of ink in the ocean‟. Elaborate what Forster says in his

essay „Does Culture Matter‟?

Q7. Analyze Eliot‟s train of thought about his changing taste of poetry from his childhood to

his maturity in his essay „Acquaintance with Poetry‟.

OR

Give a critical summary of D.H. Lawrence‟s essay „Why the Novel Matters‟.

OR

Discuss Virginia Woolf‟s views on Modern Fiction.

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