M.A. (Semester (CBCS) Examination Mar/Apr-2018
English (Paper
BRITISH LITERATURE
Time: 2½ Hours
Max. Marks: 70
Instructions: All questions are compulsory. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1
Rewrite the following sentences by choosing the correct alternative.
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William Shakespeare addressed the sonnet From Fairest Creature We Desire Increase to
the dark lady
the fair youth
Anne Hathaway
Lady Penelope
Shakespeare has addressed sonnets to the Dark Lady.
126
154
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127
The season mentioned in the sonnet No. 1 From Fairest Creature We Desire Increase is
spring
winter
autumn
summer
In the sonnet No. 18 the month mentioned by the poet is
October
April
May
June
In the sonnet When to the Sessions of Sweet Silent Thought the poet refers to his
past life and its losses
present life and its benefits
future life
dreams
The poet laments over his lost in the sonnet When to the Sessions of Sweet Silent Thought.
son
friend
daughter
wife
According to the poet is not a time's fool.
love
destiny
future
fate
The poet compares the images of 'light house' and 'pole star' with love.
perfect
pure
true
false
The sonnet No. 130 My Mistress Eyes Are Nothing like the Sun is a/an sonnet.
Italian
Miltonic
anti-sonnet
Spenserian
10) The poet considers his beloved as a/an women in the sonnet My Mistress Eyes Are Nothing like the Sun.
honest
rare
kind
beautiful
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11) In the sonnet When My Love Swears that She is Made of Truth, the poet refers to of both the sides.
sincerity
falsehood
honesty
loyalty
12) The phrase not time's fool' according to the poet means
true love cannot be fooled by time
true love cannot be fooled by wealth
true love cannot be fooled by misfortunes
true love cannot be fooled by fate
13) In sonnet No. 18 is referred as lovely and more temperate according to Shakespeare.
The Dark Lady
The Fair Youth
Hemet, his son
Anne Hathaway
14) In Shakespeare's sonnets, there are quatrains and couplets.
two, three
three, two
three, one
two, one
Q.2
Answer any Seven of the following question in about two or three sentences each.
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What is the advice given by the narrator in respect of enjoying luxuries?
Enumerate the traits of Englishman described by goldsmith in his essay English Pride, Liberty and Instance
What are the views expressed by Altangi about the pride of an Englishman?
What are the views of the Philosophers on passion according to Altangi?
Why according to Altangi do poets, philosophers and patriots march in luxury?
What does Altangi say about love and gratitude in his essay The Rise and Decline of Literature?
What advice does Altangi give to become rich or make fortune to his friend in the essay The Folly of Attempting to Learn?
What are Altangi's views on English liberty?
Q.3

Answer any two of the following questions in brief
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Write a note on Elizabethan sonnet.
What are the characteristic features of detective novels?
Write a note on Agatha Christie's art of writing detective fiction.

Answer any two of the following questions in brief
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Write a detailed note on Elizabethan sonneteers.
What are the chief characteristics of Elizabethan drama?
What are the salient features of Elizabethan comedy?
Q.4
The play The Shoemaker's Holiday is a reflection of contemporary society. Discuss.
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OR
Write a note on the various themes of the play The Shoemaker's Holiday.
Q.5
Discuss the themes of the novel And Then There Were None.
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