Exam Details
| Subject | british literature – ii | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | m.a. english | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | alagappa university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | November, 2017 | |
| City, State | tamil nadu, karaikudi |
Question Paper
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
First Semester
English
BRITISH LITERATURE II
(CBCS 2017 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all the questions in about a sentence or two each.
1. Why does Pope call Addison as a malicious and jealous
man?
2. Why does Flecknoe nominate Shadwell as the heir to the
throne?
3. What images does Gray use to indicate it is evening?
4. How is evening personified by Collins?
5. What does Sir Peter think about Charles?
6. What does Mr. Moses refuse to do with respect to Trip?
7. What is the reason for the breaking of the engagement
between George and Arabella?
8. Why is the Vicar led to the debtors' prison?
Sub. Code
701102
RW-733
2
Wk 11
9. Where did the Spectator visit on Sunday night in
London?
10. How does the bee accuse the spider in The Battle of the
Books?
Part B x 5 25)
Answer the following questions in about 200 words each.
11. Write a note on Pope's views about Mercenary
critics and Mad critics.
Or
How does the poem Mac Flecknoe demonstrate the
literary values of the Restoration and Eighteenth
Century?
12. How does the poem "Elegy Written in a Country
Churchyard" reflect the emptiness of earthly life?
Or
What evidence do you find for Collins' close
observation of and feeling for nature?
13. Assess the role played by Maria in The School for
Scandal.
Or
What is the significance of the auction scene in
The School for Scandal?
14. Write a note on Primrose's views on monogamy.
Or
Assess the role played by Deborah Primrose.
RW-733
3
Wk 11
15. Write a note on the description of the character of
Will Wimble.
Or
Give a critical estimate of Swift's satirical
technique.
Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three of the following questions in about
500 words each.
16. Discuss Pope's art of satire in the light of An Epistle to
Dr. Arbuthnot.
17. Trace the progression of thought from the contemplation
of the landscape to 'the short and simple annals of the
in "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard."
18. What characteristics of Sentimental Comedy do you find
in The School for Scandal?
19. Consider Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakefield a sentimental
novel.
20. Consider The Battle of Books a mock epic.
First Semester
English
BRITISH LITERATURE II
(CBCS 2017 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all the questions in about a sentence or two each.
1. Why does Pope call Addison as a malicious and jealous
man?
2. Why does Flecknoe nominate Shadwell as the heir to the
throne?
3. What images does Gray use to indicate it is evening?
4. How is evening personified by Collins?
5. What does Sir Peter think about Charles?
6. What does Mr. Moses refuse to do with respect to Trip?
7. What is the reason for the breaking of the engagement
between George and Arabella?
8. Why is the Vicar led to the debtors' prison?
Sub. Code
701102
RW-733
2
Wk 11
9. Where did the Spectator visit on Sunday night in
London?
10. How does the bee accuse the spider in The Battle of the
Books?
Part B x 5 25)
Answer the following questions in about 200 words each.
11. Write a note on Pope's views about Mercenary
critics and Mad critics.
Or
How does the poem Mac Flecknoe demonstrate the
literary values of the Restoration and Eighteenth
Century?
12. How does the poem "Elegy Written in a Country
Churchyard" reflect the emptiness of earthly life?
Or
What evidence do you find for Collins' close
observation of and feeling for nature?
13. Assess the role played by Maria in The School for
Scandal.
Or
What is the significance of the auction scene in
The School for Scandal?
14. Write a note on Primrose's views on monogamy.
Or
Assess the role played by Deborah Primrose.
RW-733
3
Wk 11
15. Write a note on the description of the character of
Will Wimble.
Or
Give a critical estimate of Swift's satirical
technique.
Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three of the following questions in about
500 words each.
16. Discuss Pope's art of satire in the light of An Epistle to
Dr. Arbuthnot.
17. Trace the progression of thought from the contemplation
of the landscape to 'the short and simple annals of the
in "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard."
18. What characteristics of Sentimental Comedy do you find
in The School for Scandal?
19. Consider Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakefield a sentimental
novel.
20. Consider The Battle of Books a mock epic.
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