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M.A. English Literature
I Semester Core II British Literature II
(From the Age of Dryden to the Romantic Age)

Section – A :
I. Answer the Following (5 x 5 = 25)
(1) a. To look on nature, not as in the hour Of thoughtless youth ; but hearing often times
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b. The tempest of a prophecy ! O wind,
If winter comes, can spring be far behind ?.
2 a. Thus this custom of firing house continued till in process of time, says my manuscript, a sage arose, like our locke, who made a discovery.
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b. I never espoused any party with violence, and am resolved to observe an exact neutrality between the Whigs and Tories.

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3 a. ‘T was fear: Would I had been a man, not to have feared, For none would then have envied me your friendship.
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b. The rivers that ran in and raised my fortunes Are all dried up or take another case.
4 a. Write on Dr. Primrose’s prison experience
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b. Narrate briefly how Man Friday meets Robinson Crusoe ?
5 a. Comment on the love-affair between Jane and Mr. Bingley.
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b. Why does Ivanhoe disguise himself as a pilgrim.

Section – B :
II. Answer the Following (5x10=50)
6 a. Keats as a poet of the five senses with special reference to “The Eve of St. Agnes”.
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b. Pope’s concept of wit in “Essay on Criticism”
7 a. “All for Love” is predominantly a heroic play. Discuss and illustrate
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b. Justify the Statement ‘“The school for Scandal’ is a typical Comedy of Manners purged of its immorality” – Discuss.
8 a. Comment on Charles Lamb’s prose Style
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b. What are Swift’s reasons for rating the Ancients higher than the Moderns ?
9 a. Write an essay on “Robinson Crusoe” as an adventure novel.
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b. How the vicar and his family were restored to fortune and happiness ?
10.a. Justify “Ivanhoe” as a historical romance
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b. Sketch the character of Fitzwilliam Darcy

M.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE
I Semester Core III British Literature III
(From the Victorian Age to the Modern Age)
Question Paper Pattern

Section – A :
I Answer the Following (5x5 = 25)
(Either or pattern)
1. Annotation from Detailed portion of Unit I with internal choice
2. Annotation from Detailed portion of Unit II with internal choice
3. Annotation from Detailed portion of Unit III with internal choice
4. Short Notes from Unit IV with Internal Choice
5. Short Notes from Unit V with Internal Choice

Section – B :
II Answer the Following (5 x 10 =50)
(Either or pattern)
One question from each unit with internal choice