Semester – III End Semester Examination
British Poetry and Drama: 17th and 18th Centuries
Course Code: A/ENG/302/MJC-4
| Time: 2 Hours | Maximum Marks: 40 |
Instructions:
- The figures in the right-hand margin indicate full marks.
- Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
- Follow the specific instructions given for each section.
SECTION – A (From Unit I)
Answer any ONE of the following questions: (1 × 10 = 10 Marks)
- "Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n." Discuss the character of Satan in Paradise Lost (Book I) in light of this statement.
- Critically examine John Milton's Paradise Lost (Book I) as a classical epic.
- Discuss Alexander Pope's An Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot as a satire on the literary and social life of his age.
- How does Pope use the "Atticus" passage to critique Joseph Addison in An Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot?
SECTION – B (From Unit II)
Answer any ONE of the following questions: (1 × 10 = 10 Marks)
- Critically analyze Thomas Otway's Venice Preserved as a Restoration Tragedy.
- Sketch the character of Jaffeir in Venice Preserved. To what extent is he responsible for the tragedy?
SECTION – C (From Unit III)
Write short notes on any TWO of the following: (2 × 5 = 10 Marks)
- Characteristics of Jacobean Drama
- The Cavalier Poets
- Restoration Comedy of Manners
- Metaphysical Poetry
SECTION – D (From Units I & IV)
Answer any FIVE of the following questions: (5 × 2 = 10 Marks)
- Who is the architect of Pandemonium in Paradise Lost?
- Whom does Pope satirize as "Sporus" in the Epistle?
- What is the subject of Milton's invocation at the beginning of Paradise Lost?
- "Shut, shut the door, good John!" Who is John in this line?
- Define Simile with an example.
- What is a Heroic Couplet?
- Define Irony.
- What is Blank Verse?
- Define Oxymoron with an example.
- What is the difference between Metaphor and Simile?
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