Alagappa University 2009-1st Year B.A English DISTANCE EDUCATION . / .(Addl.) , LITERARY FORMS - Question Paper

 

            

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(b)       DISTANCE EDUCATION

(c)        B.A.(English) / B.A.(English. Addl.) DEGREE EXAMINATION,
MAY 2009.

(d)       First Year

(e)       LITERARY FORMS

(f)        Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks

(g)       SECTION A (5 8 = 40 marks)

(h)       Answer any FIVE of the following.

(i)        All questions carry equal marks.

(j)         1. Briefly describe the two important forms of the Ode.

(k)       2. Describe Miracle and Mystery plays.

(l)        3. Who is a tragic hero? Explain.

(m)      4. What are the features of a Melodrama?

(n)       5. Bring out the contribution of the Bronte sisters to the Regional Novel.

(o)       6. What are the characteristics of the Picaresque Novel?

(p)       7. Write a short note on the different kinds of Short Story.

(q)       8. Write a short note on autobiography as a literary genre.

(r)        SECTION B (4 15 = 60 marks)

(s)        Answer any FOUR of the following.

(t)        All questions carry equal marks.

(u)       9. Describe the salient features of different types of Satire.

(v)       10. Write an essay on the conventions of an epic.

(w)      11. Describe the characteristics of Shakespearean Comedy.

(x)       12. What are dramatic Unities? Discuss how far their observance was considered essential.

(y)       13. Discuss how Charles Dickens made novel an instrument of social reform.

(z)        14. Examine the characteristics of the Modern Essay and Prose Style.

(aa)     15. Account for the immense popularity of Short Story.

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