Kerala University 2005 B.A Optional English Fourth Semester il/ -paper9
History of English Literature
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Name.....................................
FOURTH SEMESTER BJi. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2005
BranchCommunicative English
(Vocational Course) English Language and Literature (Main) Paper VIIIHISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
(Prior, to 1999 admissions)
Time : Three Hours Maximum : 100 Marks
I. Answer any one of the following in about 600 words :
(a) What are the essential elements of the Romantic spirit ? How far it was influenced by French Revolution ?
(b) Enumerate the characteristics of the Victorian Age.
(c) Mention the main characteristics in the poetry of Wordsworth.
(1 x 20 = 20 marks)
II. Answer any one of the following in about 600 words :
__(a) Describe the early Victorian poets with reference to their poems. ------ -----
(b) Briefly describe the non-fictional prose in the Victorian era.
(c) Describe the main trends in post-war British Fiction.
(1 x 20 = 20 marks)
III. Answer any four of the following in about 300 words each :
(a) The concept of war poetry.
(b) T.S. Eliots poetry.
(c) The causes of the French Revolution and its influence on English Literature.
(d) Victorian Fiction.
(e) The poets of Transition.
(f) Contributions of Charles Dickens.
(g) Aims and achievements of Pre-Raphaelite movement.
(h) Contrast Browning and Tennyson.
(4 x 10 = 40 marks)
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IV. Write |
a paragraph of about 100 words each on any four of the following : |
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(a) |
Lyrical poems. |
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The Oxford movement. |
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(c) |
The second generation of Romantic poets. |
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(d) |
The Stream of consciousness' technique. |
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(e) |
The dramatic monologue. |
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, Arnold as critic. |
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The note of prophetic passion in Shelley. |
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(h) |
Aspects of W.B. Yeatss poetry. |
(4 x 5 = 20 marks)
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