English Literature M.A Question Paper : unipune.ac.in
Name of the University : Savitribai Phule Pune University
Degree : M.A English
Subject : English Literature
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Pune University English Literature Question Paper
M.A. (Part – I) ENGLISH
English Literature from 1832 to 1980
(Semester – I) (2008 Pattern)
Time : 3 Hours
Max. Marks : 80
Related / Similar Question Paper :
Pune University B.A Compulsory English Question Paper
Paper – 1.2
Instructions to the candidates :
1) All questions are Compulsory.
2) All questions carry equal marks.
Q1) Explain any four with reference to the context in the light of some of the following points :
a) Significance of the context.
b) Imagery / Symbolism.
c) Allusions.
d) Diction / Style.
e) Literary Background.
i) They sat them down upon the yellow Sand Between the sun and moon upon the shore,
And sweet it was to dream of fatherland; Of child, and wife, and slave,
but ever more Most weary seemd the sea, weary the oar, Weary the wandering fields of barren foam. Then someone said, We will return no more, And all at once they sang,
Our island homeIs far beyond the wave; we will no longer roam.
ii) By the margin, willow veild,
Slide the heavy barges trail’d
By slow horses; and unhail’d
The shallop flitteth silken-sail’d
Skimming down to Camelot:
But who hath seen her wave her hand ?
Or at the casement seen her stand ?
iii) Sir.t was all one! My favour at her breast,
The dropping of the daylight in the west,
The bough of cherries some officious fool
Broke in the orchard, for her, the white mule
She rode with round the terrace – all and each
Would draw from her alike the approving speech, Or blush, at least.
Q2) Write short notes on any two of the following in not more than 400 words each :
a) Imagery and symbolism in Leda and the Swan
b) Romantic imagery in Lady of Shalott
c) A portrait of the Duke in My Last Duchess
d) The element of satire and irony in The Patriot
Q3) Attempt any one of the following in not more than 800 words. :
a) Comment on the construction of the plot of Pygmalion.
b) How does Pygmalion deal with the issues of social class ? Discuss.
Q4) Attempt any one of the following in not more than 800 words. :
a) Attempt a character sketch of Cyril Fielding. How is he different From Dr. Aziz ?
b) A Passage to India is much more than a political novel. Explain.
Q5) a) Write a short note on any one of the following in not more than 400 words each :
i) The ending of Pygmalion.
ii) The role of Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion.
b) Write a short note on any one of the following in not more than 400 words each :
i) The Hindu festival at Mau.
ii) The East – West encounter in A Passage to India
Paper – 1.3
English Language Today
Sem.-I : (2008 Pattern)
Time : 3 Hours
Max Marks : 80
Instructions to the candidates :
1) All questions are Compulsory.
2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q1) Answer any FOUR of the following in not more than 200 words each: [16]
a) Bring out the difference between active and passive organs of speech.
b) Explain the difference between pure vowels and diphthongs.
c) What distinguishes semivowels from other consonants in English?
d) Explain the terms ‘tonic accent’ ‘pre-tonic accent’ and ‘post-tonic accent’.
e) Write a note on tone group division.
f) What is a syllabic consonant? Explain with examples.
Q2) Answer any FOUR of the following in not more than 200 words each :[16]
a) What are the three types of words according to their morphemic constituents ?
b) Distinguish between morphology and syntax.
c) Explain the concept of zero morpheme with suitable examples.
d) What is an allomorph? How is it different from morpheme?
e) Bring out the difference between ‘blends’ and ‘compounds’.
f) Write a note on ‘prefix’, ‘suffix’ and ‘infix’.
Q3) Write short notes on any FOUR of the following in not more than 200 words each : [16]
a) Wh-questions and yes-on questions.
b) Different types of quantifiers in English.
c) Demonstrative pronouns in English.
d) Characteristics of adverbs.
e) Syntactic functions of prepositional phrases.
f) Subject-verb concord, notional concord and proximity.
How many marks does poetry contain?