Bangalore University 2007 B.A OPTIONAL ENGLISH – III - Question Paper

III Semester B.A. Examination, Nov. / Dec. 2007

(Semester Scheme)

OPTIONAL ENGLISH – III


TIME : three Hours Max. Marks : 90


Instructions : 1) ans all ques..

2) Number the ques. correctly.


Annotate any 3 of the subsequent : (3X5=15)


Yet all experience is an arch where thro’
Gleams that untravell’d world, whose margin fades

Forever and forever when I move.


It will flame out, like shining from shook foil;
It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil crushed.


And 3 trees on the low sky,
And an old white horse galloped away in the meadow.


……..; but now I know
That twenty centuries of stony sleep

Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle,


Through the window I see no star :
Something more near

Though deeper within darkness

Is entering the lonliness :


A) ans any 1 of the subsequent : (1X15=15)


Yeats’ ‘Second Coming” provide a picture of a disintegrating civilization. explain.
“ The Force that through……” reveals Dylan Thomas’s vision of cosmic creation – Substantiate.


B) Write a short note on any 1 of the subsequent : (1X5=5)


Telemachus
ii) The ‘dearest freshness’ of Nature in ‘God’s Grandeur’

iii) Symbolism in ‘The Thought Fox’.




P.T.O

A) ans any 1 of the subsequent : (1X15=15)


Do you think Angel is worthy of Tess’s love and sacrifice ? provide reasons.
Examine the role of chance and fate in ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’.


B) Write a short note on any 1 of the subsequent : (1X5=5)


Alec as a Preacher
ii) Tess’s visit to Angel’s house

iii) The Durbeyfield household.


A) ans any 1 of the subsequent : (1X15=15)


Who do you think is responsible for the tragedy of Paul in ‘ The Rocking Horse Winner; ? provide reasons.
How does the title ‘The Sceptre and the Torch” convey Helen Gardner’s views on the role of a critic ?


B) Write a short note on any 1 of the subsequent : (1X5=5)


George Orwell’s comments on the decline of the English language
ii) Paul’s birthday gift to his mother

iii) The use of historical and biographical info in literary criticism according to Helen Gardener.


Aspects of language :


What is Discourse Analysis ? two
Mention any 3 differences ranging from spoken and written discourse. three
What is coherence ? provide an example. two
discuss the phatic function of language with 2 examples. three
Identify the basic function of the subsequent : three
I love nature.
ii) Think globally, act locally.

iii) The Indian team won the world cup in cricket.



Identify the varying degrees of formality and impersonality in the
subsequent : two


Moonlight shimmers on a silver sea Billows flecked with foam roll towards miles of beaches in a Goan dawn. A liquid sun pours gold on the sands of a balmy afternoon. The idyllic retreat is easy to reach. Regular flights link it to Delhi, Bangalore, Bombay and Cochin. From Bangalore and Bombay there is an choice of traveling by train.


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