M.A. (Semester (CBCS) Examination, 2017
ENGLISH (PAPER
BRITISH LITERATURE
Day Date: Tuesday, 18-04-2017 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 10.30 AM to 01.00 PM
N.B. All questions are compulsory.
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 Rewrite the following sentences by choosing the correct
alternatives from those given below:
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The sonnet 'Shall I Compare Thee' is Shakespeare's tribute to
his nation his son his friend his beloved
In the sonnet 'Shall I Compare 'The eyes of heaven' means
The sun The moon Eye of God Eye of his beloved
In the sonnet 'When To The Sessions' the poet wants to express
the recollections of
his childhood days his youthful memories
past memories sorrows future life
In the sonnet No. 30, the mood of the poet is one of
profound meditation profound grief
profound joy profound pleasure
In the sonnet 'From Fairest Creature' the word 'contracted' implies
that the friend has taken a vow to remain
loyal to the religion loyal to his country
loyal to his beloved loyal to his own beauty
In the sonnet No. 1 is expressed.
Poets love for his friend Mother's love to his son
Fathers love for his daughter Poets love for his beloved
In the line 'Nor can thy shame give physic to my grief' the word
'physic' means
madness fanatic medicine none of the above
In the sonnet No. 34, the term 'base clouds' means
clouds of rain clouds without rain
ugly clouds dark clouds
According to Shakespeare 'true love' is constant like the
pole star b)eastern star bright star none of the
above
10) In the sonnet 'Let Me Not To The Marriage', has been
personified to emphasis its
trust and belief attitude
power and strength power and glory
11) According to Shakespeare 'beauty lies in the eyes of
a lover b)beholder beloved none of the above
12) In the sonnet No. 130 Mistress' eyes in this line
Shakespeare addressed not to the youth but to the
friend b)dark lady sister none of the above
13) In the sonnet 'When My Love Swears', Shakespeare knows that
the love of his mistress is
eternal b)true false none of the above
14) In the line of sonnet No. 138 loves best habit', the word habit
means
ignorant b)apparel knowledge none of the above
Q.2 Write answers to the following questions in brief [Any seven] 14
What do the Englishman bear?
What was the apartment filled with?
What does the author dislike philosopher?
What is the quality of an Eastern bride according to the author?
How shall be the luxuries of life enjoyed?
What is the similarity between a polite Chinese and a civilized
European?
What did the young lady confess?
What is not born by the Englishman?
Q. 3 Answer any two of the following questions in brief 08
Write a note on the theme of love in the Elizabethan sonnets.
Write a note a 'Revenge Tragedy' of Elizabethan times.
Write a note on the 'Golden Age' of detective fiction.
Answer any two of the following questions in brief 06
What is the importance of the 'Dark Lady' in Shakespeare's
sonnets?
Write a short note on Ben Jonson as Elizabethan dramatist.
Write a note on 'Agatha Christie' as a Queen of detective
fiction.
Q.4 Do you find the title of the play 'The Shoemaker's Holiday', to be just
and appropriate?
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OR
Write a full note on 'The Shoemaker's Holiday' as a city comedy.
Q.5 The theme of Agatha Christie's novel 'And Then There Were None' is
crime and its detection. Discuss.