Bangalore University 2007-1st Sem B.A Optional English Iester ,2008 - Question Paper

II Semester B.A. Examination, June 2008
(New Semester Scheme)
OPTIONAL ENGLISH (Paper-II)
British Literature (1340-1837) and Aspects of Language

Time: three Hours Max. Marks: 90

Instructions: 1) ans all ques..
2) Mention the ques. numbers correctly.

SECTION-A

1. Annotate any 3 of the following: (3x5=15)

i) O My Love’s Like a red, red rose,
That’s newly sprung in June’
O My Love’s like the melodie
That’s sweetly played in tune.

ii) How the Chimney-sweeper’s cry
Every black’ning Church appals;
And the hapless soldier’s sigh
Runs in blood down Palace walls.

iii) But oft, in lonely rooms, and ‘mid the din
Of towns and cities, I have owed to them,
In hours of weariness, sensations sweet,
Felt in the blood, and felt along the heart;

iv) Be through my lips to awakened earth
The trumpet of a prophecy ! O Wind.

v) More happy love,, more happy, happy love;
For ever warm and still to be enjoyed,
For ever panting, and for ever young:

SECTION-B
(Poetry)

2. ans the following: 15
a) How does ‘Ode to the West Wind’ bring out Shelley’s rebellious nature and sense of optimism?

OR

b) “The Atticus passage is not so much an attack on Addision as a satire on insincerity and lukewarmness, vanity and hypocrisy, petty pride and petty jealousy. “Do you agree? Substantiate.

c) Write short notes on any 1 of the following: 5
i) Social criticism in Blake’s “London”.
ii) Pictures on the Grecian Urn.
iii) Wordsworth’s exhortations to his sister.

SECTION-C
(Novel-Pride and Prejudice)

3. ans the following: 15

a) The 1st impressions of the main characters based on their prejudices modifications in the course of the novel “Pride and Prejudice”. Substantiate.

OR

b) Examine the theme of wedding in the novel in the situation of the eighteenth century.

c) Write short notes on any 1 of the following:5

i) The opening chapter of the novel.
ii) Wickham.
iii) Darcy’s proposal.

SECTION-D

4. ans the following:
a) Consider Charles Lamb’s essay “Dream Children”: A Reverie’ as an expression of the writer’s personality. 15

or

b) How does Wordsworth describe a poet? elaborate the characteristics attributed to poet?

c) Write short notes on any 1 of the following: 5

i) The blend of dream and reality in Lamb’s essay.
ii) The situation of Dr. Johnson’s letter.
iii) Wordsworth’s views on the use of meter and other stylistic devices in poetry.

SECTION-E
(Aspects of language)

5. ans all the subsequent questions:

I a) Identify a verbless clause, a non-finite clause and a finite clause in the subsequent.

i) Following an unused track, the cadets came across an ancient temple.
ii) Some NCC cadets went to a forest on an adventure camp.
iii) Although ruined, the temple had not lost its charm.

b) What is anon-finite clause? Illustrate with an example. 2

c) Identity the main clause and subordinate clause in the subsequent sentence. 3

Mention the function of the subordinate clause.
The girl cadets, who were more in number, were very enthusiastic.

2) a) What is substitution? Illustrate with an example. 2

c) Read the subsequent passage and ans the ques. that follow:

The English language has many words which owe their origin to either Greek or Latin. These 2 languages in fact, are considered the source from which has sprung the now popular widespread English. For example, take the case of Greek ‘auto’ which means ‘self’ and we will understand words like ‘automobile’. ‘autobiography’, ‘autocracy’ etc. a knowledge of Latin and Greek roots is a splendid vocabulary stretcher as it enables us to understand nearly 14,000 English words.

i) Pick out an instance of Synonym in the passage. 1
Pick out 1 instance of reference in the passage. 1
Pick out 1 transitional device / adverbial conjunction. 1
How do lexical and grammatical cohesion contribute to the overall coherence in the passage? 2

Earning:   Approval pending.