Bangalore University 2008 B.A English Special Optional english(-1) - Question Paper

Section-A
1.Answer any 3 of the following:
~In all the parish spouse he was there noon that to the offering before his shold goon-And if there did,certain so worth was she,that she was not of alle charitee.
~In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire,that on the ashes of his youth doth lie'as the death-bed where on it must expire,consumed with that which it was nourished by.
~so let ur melt,and make no noise,no tears-floods,nor sigh-tempest move, 'Twere profanation of our joys.
To tell the laity our love.
~Not a word or look
I affect to own,
But by book
And thy book alone.
~sing,heavenly muse,that,on the secret top of oreb,or of sinai;didst inspire that sheperd who 1st taught the chosen seed.

Section-B(poetry)
2.Answer all the following:
~spenser's 'sonnet 75' is not only about love but also about the power of poetry-discuss.
OR
~ Bring out the features of metaphysical poetry with reference to donne's poem,'valediction forbidding mourning'.
~write a short note on any 1 of the following:
¤The sense of charity of the spouse of bathe.
¤the man-god relationship in 'discipline'.
¤milton's invocation.

Section-c (drama-the merchant of venice)
3.Answer the following:
~shylock is a "man more sinned against than sinning"-do you agree with the view?give reasons.
OR
~bringout the dramatic significance of the casket scene.
~write a short note on any 1 of the following:
¤lancelot
¤portia as a lawyer
¤the friendship of antonio and bassanio.

Section-D(prose)
4.Answer the following:
~how does bacon recommend travel as a part of education and experience?
OR
~what significance does paine attach to the revolution of america and france?
~write a short note on any 1 of the following:
¤will wimble's idleness.
¤paine's view of the old system of government and wear.
¤bacon's advice to travellers on the preparations before their journey.

Section-E(aspects of language)
5.Answer all the subsequent questions:
~¤mention any 3 characteristics of language.
¤what are artificial languages?give 2 examples.
~indicate the syllabic divisions in the subsequent words with a hyphen.
¤dramatic
¤importance.
~mark the word stress in the subsequent words.
¤mention
¤production
¤central.
~define a monophthong,with an example.
~mention whether the affixes in the subsequent words are inflectional or derivational.
¤written
¤youngest
¤untidy.

Earning:   Approval pending.