Gujarat University 2005 B.A Political Science First Year -university exam paper
FYBA English-I Main
Seat No :
FA-03
Time : 3 Hours] [Total Marks : 70
Instructions : (I) Figures to right indicate full marks.
(2) Clearly indicate the options you attempt.
I. (a) Match the literary ages mentioned in Column A with their characteristics listed 05
in Column B :
A B
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(I) |
1550-1625 |
(a) |
Prominence of nature poetry |
|
(2) |
1625-1660 |
(b) |
Growth of realistic novel |
|
(3) |
1740-1798 |
(c) |
Stream of consciousness novel |
|
(4) |
1832-1880 |
(d) |
Age of prose and reason |
|
(5) |
1939-1960 |
(e) |
The golden age of drama & poetry |
(b) Mention the ages to which the following authors belong : 05
(1) James Joyce
(2) John Milton
(3) William Wordsworth
(4) W.H. Auden
(5) Thomas Kyd
(c) Match the authors mentioned in Column A with their works listed in Column B : 08
A B
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(1) |
Jonathan Swift |
(a) |
Tom Jones |
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(2) |
Alexander Pope |
(b) |
Eve of St. Agnes |
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(3) |
Henry Fielding |
(c) |
Dr. Faustus |
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(4) |
Keats |
(d) |
Gullivers Travels |
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(5) |
Marlowe |
(e) |
The Rape of the Lock |
|
(6) |
Joseph Conrad |
(f) |
To the Light House |
|
(7) |
E.M. Forster |
(g) |
Lord Jim |
|
(8) |
Virginia Woolf |
(h) |
A Passage to India |
2. (a) Define literature and enumerate its general characteristics. 14
(b) Describe in detail the various functions of literature.
(c) Discuss the reason for studying literature.
3. Show your acquaintance with any four of the following literary terms : 08 Symbol, Humour, Character, Irony, Episode, Wit, Jargon, Poetic Justice.
4. (a) Evaluate Arms and the Man as an anti-romantic comedy. 15
(b) Describe the major themes of Arms and the Man.
(c) Write short notes on any two :
(i) Raina
(ii) Sergius
(iii) The title : Arms and the Man
(iv) Captain Bluntschli
5. (a) Write a detailed summary of Coleridges poem She is not Fair to Outward View. 15
(b) Comment on the theme of the poem Lines to an Indian Air.
(c) Describe John Donnes attitude towards love as reflected in his poem The Sun Rising.
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