UG/CBCS/B.A./Hons./4th Sem.

/English/ENGCC9/2021

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH BENGAL

B.A. Honours 4th Semester Examination, 2021

CC9-ENGLISH
BRITISH ROMANTIC LITERATURE
Time Allotted: 3 Hours Full Marks: 60

ASSIGNMENT
The questions are of equal value.
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Answer any three questions (700-750 words each) taking at least one from 20×3 = 60
each group
GROUP-A
1. How do Blake’s poems, ‘The Tyger’ and ‘The Lamb’, present contrary views of
existence? Explain with suitable examples.

2. ‘Tintern Abbey’ is a poem concerned with the function of memory as a means of

regeneration and self-knowledge. Discuss.

3. How does Byron glorify the ideals of liberty in ‘On the Castle of Chillon’?

4. Examine ‘Kubla Khan’ as a poem dealing with the process of artistic creativity.

5. How does Keats combine the natural, the animal and the human worlds in his
poems? Elucidate using examples from his poems included in your syllabus.

6. Elaborate on the mythopoeic element in the poetry of Shelley with special

reference to ‘Ode to the West Wind’.

GROUP-B
7. The Monster, not Victor, is the real hero of Frankenstein. Do you agree? Give
reasons for your answer.

8. Comment on the Gothic elements found in Frankenstein.

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