Gujarat University 2007 B.A English I_ - Question Paper

1. (a) Match the literary ages mentioned in column A with their characteristics mentioned in column B (5)
column A Column B
1.1550-1625 (a) prominance of nature poetry
2.1625-1660 (b) Growth of realistic novel
3.1740-1798 (c) Stream of consiousness novel
4.1832-1880 (d) Age of prose and cause
5.1939-1960 (e) The golden age of drama and poetry

(b) Mention the ages to which the writers belong: (5)
1.James Joyce
2. John Milton
3. William wordsworth
4. W.H. Auden
5. Thomas Kyd
(c) Match the writers in column A with their works in column B. (8)
Column A Column B
1. Jonathan Swift (a) Tom Jones
2. Alexander Pope (b) Eve of St. Agnes
3. Henry Fieldings (c) Dr. Faustus
4. Keats (d) Gullivers Travels
5. Marlowe (e) The Rape of the Lock
6. Joseph Conrad (f) To the Light House
7. E.M.Froster (g) Lord Jim
8. Virginia woolf (h) A Passage to India
2. (a) describe literature and enumerate its general characteristics (14)
or
(b) define in detail the different functions of literature
or
(c) explain the reasons for studying literature
3. Show your aquintance with any 4 of the subsequent literary items (8)
symbol, humour, character,Irony, Episode, Wit, Jorgan , Poetic Justice
4.(a) Evaluate "Arms and the Man as a romantic comedy (15)
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(b) define the major themes of the "Arms and the Man"
or
(c) Write short notes on any two
1.Reina 2. Sergius 3. The title "Arms and the Man" 4. Captain Bluntschli
5. (a) Write a detailed summary of Colridge's poem "She is not Fair to Outward View"
or
(b) Comment on the Theme of the poem "Lines to an Indian Air"
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(c) define John Donnes attitude towards love as reflected in his poem "The Sun Rising".
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