M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2017
Second Semester
English
BRITISH LITERATURE — III
(CBCS 2013 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer the following questions in 1 or 2 sentences each.
1. At what time of year does Wordsworth make his second
visit to Tintern Abbey?
2. What was the size of the palatial estate that Kubla Khan
ordered built?
3. What does the Duke call as wonder in "My Last
Duchess"?
4. What is the name of Arthur's sword?
5. What are the three parts of Divine Comedy admired by
Carlyle?
6. What are the two classifications of books that Ruskin
makes in Sesame?
7. How many daughters did the Bennets have in Pride and
Prejudice?
8. Who is Rowena's maid in Ivanhoe?
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701201
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9. What is the nickname of lake Dawkins in Oliver Twist?
10. What happens at the first meeting between Tess and
Angel in Tess of the Urbervilles?
Part B x 5 25)
Answer the following questions, choosing either or
11. Comment on the images in Keats's "Ode to
Autumn."
Or
Describe the pleasure dome of Kubla Khan.
12. Describe the miracle that happened when Sir
Bedivere threw the sword.
Or
How does Browning portray the qualities of the
Duke of Ferrara?
13. How does Carlyle view Dante?
Or
Bring out the humour in "A Dissertation Upon a
Roast Pig."
14. Discuss the role of Darcy in Pride and Prejudice.
Or
Comment on Ivanhoe's feelings of Rebecca.
15. Analyze the role of Fagin in Oliver Twist.
Or
Comment on the character of Alec in Tess of the
Urbervilles.
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Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three of the following questions in about
500 words each.
16. Examine the different stages of Wordsworth's affinity
with nature as described in "Tintern Abbey."
17. How does Arnold show the spiritual degeneration in his
poem "Dover Beach"?
18. Bring out Carlyle's estimate of Shakespeare as a hero
poet.
19. Discuss the appropriateness of the title Pride and
Prejudice.
20. To what extent is Tess responsible for her tragedy?
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