B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Fifth Semester
English Literature
LITERARY FORMS
(CBCS 2014 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. Write some chief qualities of a good lyric.
2. Mention the two kinds of ode.
3. What is an Epic?
4. Describe the "Idyll".
5. What is an Biography?
6. What are the two types of Essays?
7. Mention any two types of comedy.
8. What is Tragic Drama?
9. Describe the Picaresque novel.
10. Mention any two names of science fiction.
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Part B x 5 25)
Answer all questions by choosing either or
11. Write a brief note on elegy and sonnet.
Or
Write a paragraph on kinds of Lyrics.
12. Write about the characteristics of Ballad with
illustrations.
Or
Write a short note on dramatic monologue.
13. Write a brief History of an Essay.
Or
Write a paragraph on four basic elements of a short
story.
14. Write the evolution of Tragic Dramas of
Shakespeare with illustrations.
Or
How did the comedy of manners flourish in the
Restoration Era? Describe
15. Write a paragraph on the chief elements of a Novel.
Or
Comment on the purpose of historical novel.
Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three of the following quentions.
16. Examine the characteristics of an epic.
17. Write an essay on structure of an Ode.
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18. Comment on the organizational structure of a Shortstory.
19. Comment on the simplicity of design and immediate
impact of One Act Play.
20. Trace the beginnings of English Novels.
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