Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) 2010 B.A Third Year - Optional English - IV - Poetry, Drama and Fiction - Question Paper

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III Year B.A. Examination, May/June 2010 (Revised SIM Scheme) OPTIONAL ENGLISH (Course - IV) Poetry, Drama and Fiction

Max. Marks : 90

Note : Questions from all Sections are to be answered without omitting any Section.

SECTION - A

1. Annotate four of the following, choosing two from poetry and two from drama : (4x5=20)

a)    Ceremonys a name for the rich horn,

And custom for the spreading laurel tree

b)    He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow.

c)    Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer.

d)    Was he free ? Was he happy ? The question is absurd.

e)    Seven years and the summer is over Seven years since the Archbishop left us.

f)    Mans life is a cheat and a disappointment;

All things are unreal.

g)    What is the price of a thousand horses against a son where there is one son only ?

h)    No man at all can be living forever, and we must be satisfied.

SECTION - B (Poetry)

2.    Answer two of the following :    (2x10=20)

a)    Write an appreciation of the poem The Hollow Men.

b)    Bring out the two opposite attitudes expressed in Mending Wall.

c)    The Unknown Citizen is a satire on modern society. Discuss.

d)    What picture of civilization emerges from The Second Coming.

SECTION - C (Drama : Murder in the Cathedral)

3.    Answer two of the following :    (2x10=20)

a)    Bring out the conflict between the King and the Archbishop.

b)    Write on the significance of the Chorus in Murder in the Cathedral.

c)    Describe the role of the Knights in the play.

d)    How does the writer portray Becket as a tragic hero ? Elucidate.

SECTION - D (Fiction - The Plague)

4.    Answer two of the following :    (2x10=20)

a)    Discuss the role played by Dr. Bernard Rieux in The Plague.

b)    How is the city Oran described after the outbreak of Plague ?

c)    Comment on the role played by Father Paneloux.

d)    The Plague is not a novel in prose but a chronicle. Discuss.

SECTION - E

(Drama : Riders to the Sea)

5.    Answer any one of the following :    (1x10=10)

a)    Discuss the significance of the Sea in Riders to the Sea.

b)    What are your impressions of Maurya ?

c)    Riders to the Sea is a regional play with Universal appeal. Discuss.

Attachment: karnataka-state-open-university--ksou--2010-b-a--33725-1.pdf

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