1
10 अंक150 शब्दmedium
Explain how the theatre in the Elizabethan period was the focal point of the age.
LiteratureHistoryCulture
2
10 अंक150 शब्दhard
What is the historical and critical value of referring to a disparate group as the Metaphysical Poets?
LiteratureHistoryCriticism
3
10 अंक150 शब्दmedium
What is the difference between epic and mock epic?
LiteraturePoetryForms
4
10 अंक150 शब्दmedium
Discuss Romanticism as a broad movement of thought in philosophy and literature.
PhilosophyLiteratureHistory
5
10 अंक150 शब्दmedium
How did the Industrial Revolution affect literature in the Eighteenth Century?
HistoryLiteratureSociety
6
15 अंकmedium
Nature and society are frequently contrasted in The Tempest. Trace this theme throughout the course of the play.
LiteratureDramaThemes
7
15 अंकhard
John Donne's poetical works are noted for their metaphorical and sensual style. Explain this with reference to the poems prescribed in the syllabus.
LiteraturePoetryStyle
8
20 अंकhard
Examine Milton's treatment of Adam and Eve in Paradise Lost, particularly his opinions concerning marriage and gender roles appropriate to each sex.
LiteratureReligionGender
9
15 अंकmedium
Comment on the role of epic machinery in The Rape of the Lock.
LiteraturePoetryTechniques
10
15 अंकmedium
Explain how through his poetry Wordsworth is overtly exploring an intimate correlation between mankind and nature.
LiteraturePoetryNature
11
20 अंकhard
Does the speaker in Tennyson's In Memoriam accept the fact that memory is a selective, filtering experience? What is the role of filtering in the poem?
LiteraturePoetryMemory
12
20 अंकhard
By considering the dramatic effects of King Lear, evaluate the view that despite the appalling suffering, the world of the play is not without hope.
LiteratureDramaThemes
13
15 अंकmedium
Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House is generally considered a feminist work. Do you agree with this view? Why or why not?
LiteratureDramaFeminism
14
15 अंकmedium
Discuss Wordsworth as a sonneteer with special reference to the sonnets prescribed in the syllabus.
LiteraturePoetryForms
15
10 अंकeasy
What are the two toys mentioned in the poem? What do they represent?
LiteraturePoetrySymbolism
16
10 अंकmedium
How do alliteration, consonance and assonance create movement in the poem?
LiteraturePoetryTechniques
17
10 अंकeasy
What is the tone of the poem?
LiteraturePoetryTone
18
10 अंकmedium
How is the idea of waiting expressed in the poem?
LiteraturePoetryThemes
19
10 अंकmedium
Explain what the poet wants to convey through the allusion to Queen Victoria in the final stanza.
LiteraturePoetryAllusion
20
15 अंकmedium
Through Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift comments on England's growing power. Justify.
LiteratureSatirePolitics
21
15 अंकmedium
Elaborate how Jane Austen in Pride and Prejudice depicted a world in all its narrow pride and prejudice with unswerving accuracy and satire.
LiteratureNovelSociety
22
20 अंकhard
Discuss Tom Jones as a bildungsroman and a picaresque novel.
LiteratureNovelForms
23
15 अंकmedium
Explain Dickens' criticism of the Gradgrind Theory of Education in Hard Times.
LiteratureNovelEducation
24
20 अंकhard
The conclusion of The Mill on the Floss reiterates the nature-nurture debate in a subtle way. Elaborate.
LiteratureNovelThemes
25
15 अंकmedium
Hardy makes coincidence an integral part of the structure of his novels and Tess of the d'Urbervilles is no exception to this rule. Elaborate the statement with illustrations from the novel.
LiteratureNovelThemes
26
20 अंकmedium
How does Mark Twain's use of the Mississippi River as the setting for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn help define the theme of freedom versus slavery?
LiteratureNovelThemes
27
15 अंकhard
How may one apply the pattern of 'retributive justice' to the principal characters in Hard Times ? Illustrate.
LiteratureNovelJustice
28
15 अंकmedium
In what ways might knowledge of the social context in which Tess of the d'Urbervilles was written and first published contribute to an understanding of the novel?
LiteratureNovelSociety