Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) 2010 B.A Psychology - Optional English - Poetry, Drama, Fiction and Prose - Question Paper
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First Year B.A. Examination, May/June 2010 D.E. (Revised SIM Scheme)
OPTIONAL ENGLISH (Course - I)
Poetry, Drama, Fiction and Prose
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 90
Note : 1) Read the instructions carefully.
2) Answer all questions without omitting any Section.
SECTION - A
1. Annotate four of the following, choosing two from poetry and two from
drama : (4x5=20)
a) Ten thousand saw I at a glance Tossing their heads in a sprightly dance
b) That I might drink, and leave the world unseen,
And with thee fade away into the forest dim :
c) What the anvil ? What dread grasp Dare its deadly terror clasp ?
d) The saints will aid if men will call ;
For the blue sky bends over all !
e) If Im pitched out a second time, you are going to keep me company.
f) Who wouldnt gladly give his life for your sake ?
g) Here I shall hold you like a hunted dove I have rescued unscathed from the cruel talous of the hawk.
h) It was tonight, when the miracle didnt happen. It was then I realized you werent the man I thought you were.
SECTION - B
2. Answer two of the following questions in about a page and
a half each : (2x9=18)
a) Write a critical appreciation of The Solitary Reaper.
b) Comment on the theme and structure of Ode To A Nightingle.
c) Explain how the impact of the Evil over The Good is brought out in Christabel.
d) Do you consider The Chimney Sweeper as a poem with a message against child labour ? Discuss.
SECTION - C
3. Answer two of the following in about a page and a half each : (2x9=18)
a) How does Ibsen champion the feminist cause in A Dolls House ?
b) Discuss the role played by Dr. Rank.
c) What are your impressions of Helmer as a husband ?
d) What is the part played by Kristine Linde in Noras life ?
SECTION - D
4. Answer two of the following in about a page and a half each : (2x9=18)
a) Explain the supernatural vision of Lockwood.
b) Narrate briefly the circumstances which prompt Heathcliff to take revenge on the family of Earnshaws.
c) Comment on the narrative technique in Wuthering Heights.
d) Sketch the character of Edger.
SECTION - E
5. Answer two of the following in about a page and a half each : (2x8=16)
a) Summarise Hudsons views on literary impulses.
b) Explain Taines theory of literary evolution.
c) When does a biography become useless to the study of literature ?
d) Style is not the coat of the writer, but his skin. Discuss.
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