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Third Year B.A. Examination, Oct./Nov. 2011

(Revised SIM Scheme)
OPTIONAL ENGLISH (Course IV)
Poetry, Drama and Fiction
Time : 3 Hours

Max. Marks : 90
Note : Questions from all Sections are to be answered without
omitting any Section.
SECTION A

1. Annotate four of the following choosing two from poetry and two from
drama.
(45=20)
a) And may her bridegroom bring her to a house
Where all's accustomed, ceremonious
b) Shape without form, shade without colour
Paralysed force, gesture without motion;
c) He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
d) Was he free ? Was he happy ? The Question is absurd
Had anything been wrong, we should certainly have heard.
e) What peace can be found
To grow between the hammer and the anvil ?
f) I will not have the house of prayer, the church of Christ, the sanctuary
turned into a fortress
g) The Almighty God won't leave her destitute
With no son living
h) They've all gone now, and there isn't
anything more the sea can do to me.

P.T.O.

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SECTION B
(Poetry)

2. Answer two of the following :

(210=20)
a) Write a critical appreciation of "The Second Coming".
b) Analyse the theme and structure of "Mending Wall".
c) How is the socio-centric life of the unknown citizen described by Auden ?
d) Describe the plight of the hollow men as revealed in "The Hollow Men".
SECTION C
(Drama : Murder In The Cathedral)
3. Answer two of the following :
(210=20)
a) Discuss how the Tempter-Knights in "Murder In The Cathedral" represent
the persuasiveness of evil.
b) Write an essay on the role played by the women of Canterbury.
c) Describe the conflict between the king and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
d) Write a note on the dramatic significance of the interlude in 'Murder In The
Cathedral'.
SECTION D
(Fiction The Plague)
4. Answer two of the following :
a) What are your impressions of Father Paneloux ? Discuss.
b) Explain the distinctive features of "The Plague" as a allegory.
c) What picture of Oran do you get from 'The Plague' ?
d) Sketch the character of Grand.

(210=20)

SECTION E
(Drama : Riders To The Sea)
5. Answer any one of the following :
(110=10)
a) Discuss the role played by Nora and Cathleen in 'Riders To The Sea'.
b) Write an essay on the role played by the Sea.
c) Sketch the character of the young priest.