MAEG04 The Romantic Age MA Question Bank : vmou.ac.in

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Degree : MA
Department : English
Subject Code/Name : MAEG-04 – The Romantic Age
Year : I
Document Type : Question Bank
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VMOU The Romantic Age English Question Paper

Section A

1) Comment on the use of allusions in Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan”.
2) How does Geraldine caste her evil spell on Christabel-

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3) What is the significance of Albatross in “The Rime of Ancient Mariner”-
4) What does Keats has to say about truth and beauty in the ode “To Grecian Urn”-
5) Comment on the atmosphere of mourning in the poem “Adonais”-
6) Explain the following lines from “Ode to the West Wind”-
7) Define the term simile- Give some examples from “Ode to Skylark”.
8) Who is Alice in Charles Lamb’s essay “Dream Children”-
9) How does William Hazlitt describe the Indian jugglers-
10) Who is Issac The Jew in the novel Ivanhoe-

11) Comment briefly on the title of Pride and Prejudice-
12) Define the term Gothic in the light of your reading of Frankenstein-
13) What do you mean by the term Romanticism-
14) What are the major themes of the novel Pride and Prejudice-
15) Discuss the use of images in the poem Tintern Abbey.
16) Define the term Ode. Name some odes written by John Keats.
17) Explain the title of “The Eve of St. Agnes”.
18) Briefly comment on the character of Lydia in Pride and Prejudice.
19) Name some important poets of Romantic Age.
20) Why has Frankenstein been called a ‘mad scientist’ in the novel Frankenstein-
21) Why does Charles Lamb dislike Quakers in his essay “Imperfect Sympathies”-

Section B

1) Write a note on the main idea of the poem “Ode to Skylark.”
2) Discuss William Wordsworth’s treatment of nature in “Tintern Abbey.”
3) Throw some light upon the satirical tone of Lord Byron’s “The Vision of Judgement.”
4) Write a short note on the narrative style of Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe.
5) Write a short and critical note on the Romantic Revival.
6) Throw some light on the medieval character of Coleridge’s poetry.
7) Differentiate between Classical and Romantic poetry.
8) Romanticism is about subjectivity and spontaneity. Discuss.
9) Explain the following lines from Kubla Khan :
10)Write a note on the horror and suspense in Coleridge’s “Christabel”.
11) How has the Autumn been personified in the poem “To Autumn”-
12) What images have been used by John Keats in the poem “To Autumn”-
13) Define the term Elegy. How is Shelley’s “Adonais” an elegy-
14) Discuss the satirical elements in Lord Byron’s poem “The Vision of Judgement”.
15) Explain the following lines from Charles Lamb’s essay “Dream Children”.

Section C

Answer the following in detail (800 words) :
** Write a critical appreciation of John Keats’ “To Autumn”.
** Explain the use of Hellenistic and pictorial imagery in John Keats’ “To Grecian Urn”.
** Write a note on the theme of the poem Adonais written by Shelley.
** Trace the development of the main idea of the poem “Adonais”.
** Discuss the use of irony in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice?
** Draw a detailed character sketch of Elizabeth.
** What are the main features of Romanticism? Explain in detail.
** Write a note on the social and cultural history of Romantic Age.
** Mark Shelley draws strongly on the tradition of Greco-Roman myth in the formulation of her novel Frankenstein. Discuss.
** Give a character sketch of Frankenstein.
** Write an essay on pathos and humour in Charles Lamb’s essays.
** Explain the use of autobiographical details in the essays of Charles Lamb which you have read.

** What is ‘Negative Capability’? Explain with reference to the poems of John Keats which you have read.
** Sensuousness and Hellenism are essence of Keats’ poetry. Explain.
** Discuss the main features of William Hazlitt as an essayist.
** Write a note on the narrative technique and prose style of William Hazlitt.
** Write a critical appreciation of John Keats’ “To Autumn”.
** Explain the use of Hellenistic and pictorial imagery in John Keats’ “To Grecian Urn”.
** Write a note on the theme of the poem Adonais written by Shelley.
** Trace the development of the main idea of the poem “Adonais”.
** Discuss the use of irony in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice?