Exam Details
| Subject | ||
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | mains | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | Haryana Public Service Commission | |
| Position | english | |
| Exam Date | 2011 | |
| City, State | haryana, |
Question Paper
Code-09
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Time-3 Hrs. Max. Marks -150
Note: Attempt Five Questions in all. All questions carry equal marks. Ques. No. 1 is compulsory. Answer two questions from Part I and two questions from Part II. The parts ofsame question must be answered together and must not be interposed between answers to other questions.
Q1. Write notes on any four of the following: x 7.5 30)
Significance ofthe role ofCaliban in Shakespeare's 'Tempest'.
Theme of Tennyson's poem Memorium'.
Role of Wickham in Jane Austin's novel 'Pride and Prejudice'.
Theme ofT.S. Eliot's poem 'Journey of the Magi'.
Significance of the title ofW.H. Anden's poem 'Partition'.
Theme ofD.H. Lawrence's novel 'Sons and Lovers'.
Part-I
Q2. 'King Lear' has the characteristic features of a typical Shakespearean tragedy. Discuss.
Q3. Write an essay on John Donne as a Metaphysical poet.
Q4. "The plot of 'Tom Jones', in its unity and completeness, is nearly as perfect a plot as can be". Discuss.
Part -II
Q5. What are the various meanings of Byzantium in Yeats' poem 'Sailing to Byzantium'
Q6. Give a critical appreciation of Philip Larkin's poem 'Deceptions'.
Q7. "The three levels of action in Kanthapura -political, social and religious -are all related to a unified concept of India". Discuss the structure of the novel in the light of this statement.
II/TN-EB-12 1
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Time-3 Hrs. Max. Marks -150
Note: Attempt Five Questions in all. All questions carry equal marks. Ques. No. 1 is compulsory. Answer two questions from Part I and two questions from Part II. The parts ofsame question must be answered together and must not be interposed between answers to other questions.
Q1. Write notes on any four of the following: x 7.5 30)
Significance ofthe role ofCaliban in Shakespeare's 'Tempest'.
Theme of Tennyson's poem Memorium'.
Role of Wickham in Jane Austin's novel 'Pride and Prejudice'.
Theme ofT.S. Eliot's poem 'Journey of the Magi'.
Significance of the title ofW.H. Anden's poem 'Partition'.
Theme ofD.H. Lawrence's novel 'Sons and Lovers'.
Part-I
Q2. 'King Lear' has the characteristic features of a typical Shakespearean tragedy. Discuss.
Q3. Write an essay on John Donne as a Metaphysical poet.
Q4. "The plot of 'Tom Jones', in its unity and completeness, is nearly as perfect a plot as can be". Discuss.
Part -II
Q5. What are the various meanings of Byzantium in Yeats' poem 'Sailing to Byzantium'
Q6. Give a critical appreciation of Philip Larkin's poem 'Deceptions'.
Q7. "The three levels of action in Kanthapura -political, social and religious -are all related to a unified concept of India". Discuss the structure of the novel in the light of this statement.
II/TN-EB-12 1