Sunday, July 6, 2014

First Year: Class Practice Exam- 2014


Practice Exam- 2014
First Year 

01. (i) ) Identify one of the following extracts and comment on the relevance of it to the larger context with
special reference to features like techniques, themes and language.

a) Nor shall Death brag thou wanderest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

b) Time's winged chariot hurrying near;
And yonder all before us lie
Deserts of vast eternity.
Thy beauty shall no more be found,
Nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound
My echoing song;

( 5 marks )

(ii) Either

Explain the way in which Andrew Marvel uses the concept of “Carpe diem” to express the theme of the poem “To His coy Mistress”.

OR
"Demon Lover" is a typical example of medieval ballad. Do you agree? Discuss with reference from text.

( 20 marks)

02. (i) Identify one of the following extracts and comment on the relevance of it to the larger context with special reference to features like techniques, themes and language.

a ) "Out through that window, three years ago to a day, her husband and her two young brothers went off for their day's shooting. They never came back. In crossing the moor to their favourite snipe-shooting ground they were all three engulfed in a treacherous piece of bog.

b) He went off by himself, vaguely, in a childish way, seeking for the clue to "luck." Absorbed, taking no heed of other people, he went about with a sort of stealth, seeking inwardly for luck. He wanted luck, he wanted it, he wanted it.

 ( 5 marks)

(ii) Either
Discuss the theme of the short story "Uncle Earnest" by Allan Sill toe.
OR
The Rocking-Horse Winner' by D.H. Lawrence is a shockingly disturbing tale of materialism, wealth, and a mother's absent affection for her children. Do you agree? Discuss.
OR
D.H. Lawrence's short story "The Rocking Horse Winner" illustrates the consumptive nature of materialism. Discuss.

(20 marks )

03. (ii) Either
Describe the state of Ulysses’ mariners after they ate the lotus in the poem Lotus Eaters.
OR
Explain the theme of the sonnet “Death be not proud” by Donne.

( 15 marks)

04. Identify one of the following extracts and comment on the relevance of it to the larger context with special reference to features like techniques, themes and language.

a) Roger gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them. Yet there was a space round Henry, perhaps six yards in diameter, into which he dare not throw. Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life. Round the squatting child was the protection of parents and school and policemen and the law.

b) “Pip, dear old chap, life is made of ever so many partings welded together, as I may say, and one man’s a blacksmith, and one’s a whitesmith, and one’s a goldsmith, and one’s a coppersmith. Divisions among such must come, and must be met as they come.”
( 05 marks )

(ii) Either
Discuss Pip as both a narrator and a character. How are different aspects of his personality revealed by his telling of his story and by his participation in the story itself?
OR
Compare and contrast Ralph and Simon. Both seem to be “good” characters. Is there a difference in their goodness?
( 20 marks )

05. Write short notes on any two of the following.

1. Narrative technique.
2. Plot
3. Sonnet.
4. Poetry

( 10 marks )


1 comment:

  1. madam can you add features of all literal periods

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