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Subject : English
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Year : 2016
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M.A. English Previous Question Paper :
Paper – I : British Poetry :
Time : 3.00 Hrs. M.M. 80
Note :
Attempt all questions. Each question carries equal marks.
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Q. 1. Critically analyse with reference to Spencer’s.
(a) Epithalamion, the fusion of classical and English mythology and legends and also compare it with Prothalamion.
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(b) What is Metaphysical poetry? Do you agree that John Donne is a metaphysical poet? How?
Q. 2. Critically evaluate Milton’s poem ‘Lycidas’
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‘The age of Dryden is an age of Satire’. Discuss.
Q. 3. Explain in detail the basic difference between the Neoclassical and Romantic Theories of Poetry.
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‘Kubla Khan’ is the most Significant work of S.T. Coleridge. Discuss.
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Write a critical note on “Hyperion”
Q. 4. Analyse the poem ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ composed by Robert Browning.
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Do you think that ‘The Ballad of Reading Goal’ can be seen as a poem encapsulating various literary movements and Controversies of the age?
Q. 5. How does W.B. Yeats contribute to modern poetry? Discuss.
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Sylvia Plath is a confessional Poet. How?
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Write short notes on any two of the followings:
(i) Romantic Age
(ii) Victorian Age
(iii) Modern Age
(iv) The Age of Renaissance
Paper – II : British Drama :
Q-1. Discuss “Dr. Faustus” as a Morality play.
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How far does Dr. Faustus represent Renaissance spirit?
Q-2. Discuss Interrelation of elements of magic and Love in William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.
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Discuss Hamlet as a tragedy of Reflection.
Q-3. Write a note on moral purpose of Johnson in “The Alchemist”.
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Compare and contrast the characters of Quin and Pegeen in “The playboy of the Western World”.
Q-4. What is the significance of four temptations in “Murder in the Cathedral”
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Although its background is phonetics, but the play’s theme is human relations. Discuss in reference to “Pygmalion”.
Q-5. Write a note on Simmy Porter as the Spokesman of the post war youth in England.
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What is the Significance of the title “Waiting for Godot”.
Paper – III : British Novel
Q. 1. Throw light on Fielding’s conception of morality.
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Write a Character Sketch of Sophia.
Q. 2. “Jane Austen is the most perfect dramatist who never wrote a play” Discuss this statement with special reference to her “Pride and Prejudice”.
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Write a note on Emily Bronte’s Portrayal of Characters in Wuthering Heights.
Q. 3. Discuss how Dickens handles the theme of money, money as the agent of isolation, in his Great Expectations.
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Examine George Eliot’s philosophy of life as depicted in her novels with special reference of Middlemarch.
Q. 4. Bring out clearly the significance of the title “Heart of Darkness”.
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Write a note on the use of ‘Epiphany’ in ‘A Portrait of the Artist as a Youngman”
Q. 5. How the theme of Anglo Indian relations is handled in the novel “A Passage to India.”
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Describe the elements of fascism in the novel “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie”.
Paper – IV : Aspects Of Language
Q.1. What do you mean by Language. How has it been defined by different scholars? What is the similarity or difference between these definitions. What are the different functions of language? 16
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Trace the development of structuralism in Linguistics. What are the points of difference between American and European Structuralism?
Q.2. What is phonology? How does it differ from phonetics? What are the various manners of articulation recognised by IPA? 16
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What are the three sound groups is English language? How do vowels differ from consonants and diphthongs?
Q.3. What is compounding? Give two reasons why putting together any two words arbitrarily will not make a compound word? 16
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Write an essay on ‘Derivational Morphology’. (Give Examples of prefixes and suffixes)
Q.4. Why is language planning essential in any country? What are the factors which influence language planning? What do you think would be the limitations of language planning in India? 16
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Write a detailed note on Second Language Acquisition. What are the various factors affecting Second Language Learning?
Q.5. What do you mean by the term standard language? Describe in detail the process of standardization of language giving examples from English Language. 16
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What do you mean by varieties of language? Differentiate between dialect and ideolect, pidgin and creole.