University of Lucknow 2006 Post Graduate Diploma Journalism (Oriya) English , First - Question Paper

B.A ( Part I) exam 2006

Engish
1st Paper(Fiction)

Time Allowed : 3 Hours
Maximum Marks:50


Note: ans 5 ques. in all .Question No. one is compulsory.Answer 4 other ques. selecting 1 from every unit every carrying 7.5 marks


1.Write short notes on the 1st 7 topics and expain the last 3 groups of poetic lines following: 20
(i) The character of the Nun in "the Prologue"
(ii)Description of Acrasia in The Bower of Bliss
(iii) Milton's revocation in Paradise Lost
(iv) Conceit in Donne's poems.
(v) On the title of Keat's ballad.
(vi) Strain of pessimism in Arnold's poetry
(vii) Browning's philosophy of life.
(viii) "Twilight and evening bell.
And after that the dark"
(ix) "Wild,spirit,which art moving everywhere;
Destroyer and preserer;hear oh hear!"
(x)"Ah happy happy boughs!that cannot shed
Your leaves,No ever bid the spring adieu."

UNIT I
2. 'Chaucer's characters in "The Prologue" provide a delightful picture of the 14th century English Soceity.'Elaborate..
3.Give reasons for Paradise Lost being considered as 1 of the greatest poems in English Literature.
UNIT II
4.Write a critical appreciation of current in Absence as a love lyric with a metaphysical spirit.
5.Whi is Popecalled the representative of the Augustan Age?


UNIT III
6.'Blake's London is an attack on the church and monarchy.'Discuss.
7.Give a critical estimate of Shelley's Ode To The West Wind with special reference to its imagery.


UNIT IV
8..Show how "Ulysses" stands for the spirit of adventure and a gust for knowledge.
9.What was Arnold's general outlook on life as reflected in "Dover Beach".

Earning:   Approval pending.