English Literature
Paper-I
Time Allowed: Three hours Maximum Marks: 300
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.
Candidates should attemptNos.! and 5 which are compulsory and any three of the remaining questions, selecting at least one from each section.

SECTION-A
1. Write short notes anythree ofthe following: 20 x 3 60

The undercurrent ofcolonialism in Shakespear's The Tempest.


"Characterisdestiny",withreferencetokingLear'scharacter.


Alexander Pope's mock-heroic poem, 'The Rape ofthe Lock' targets the hypocrisy and affectations ofthe 18th century society.


Ibsenunfolds the subtle layers ofgender conflict in marital relationships in Doll's House.


2.
Metaphysical poetry reflects the dialectics of the ideal and the real. Discuss. 60

3.
"Thepoetbindstogetherbypassionandknowledgethevastempire ofhuman society, as it is spread over the whole earth, and over all time." Substantiate the statement by Wordsworth with particular reference to the poems prescribed for you. 60

4.
'InMemoriam', reflects Tennyson's spiritual dilemma andhis variousmoods ofgrief Discuss. 60


P.T.O.


SECTION-B

5. Read the following poem and write short answers to the questions given at the end ofit. Word limit for each answer is 60 words. When YouAre Old: Whenyou are old and greyand full ofsleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream oftheir shadows deep, How many loved your moments ofglad grace, And loved your beauty with false ortrue, And oneman loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows ofyour changing face, And bending down beside the glowingbars, Murmur a little sadly, how love fled,
And pacedupon themountains overhead
And his face amid a crowd ofstars.

1.
Who is the speaker inthe poem and to whom is the poem addressed?

2.
What three-fold opposition is builtup in stanza two?

3.
What expressions convey the tone ofgentleness in the speaker's style?

4.
What expressions suggest that the poet's love was true and ideal?

5.
Explainbriefly, and illustrate, the irony that holds the poem strongly together. 12 x 5 60


6.
Criticallyanalyse Swift'sportrayal oftheLiliput, Brobdingnag, Royal Society and Houyhnhnms in Gulliver's Travels. 60

7.
Discuss Tom Jones as an epic novel, highlighting the social and moral atmosphere ofFielding's times. 60

8.
Hardy's Tess ofthe d'Urbervilles depicts the socio-economic disintegration ofagricultural England. Discuss. 60