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a. The invisible worrl,
That flies in the night
In the howling storm:

Has found out thy bed

joy:
Of crimson :':' :

a'Agriefwithoutapang,void,dark,anddrear,:,
A stifled, drowsy, unimpassioned grief
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In word, or sigh, or tear-
, b. No stir of air was there,
Not so much life as on a summer's daY ,

Robs not one light seed from the feather'd grass,

But where the dead.leaf fell, there did it rest. ,,1.-

d. Far fiom the exchange of love to lie

Unreachable inside a room
T'he traffic parts to let go by
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 e. He had unstrapped
The heavy ledger, and my father
Was rnaking tillage returns
[n acr,es, roods, and perches
'Moonl'you cry suddenly, 'Moon! Moon!'

2. Discuss the role of imagery and contrastin Kubla Khan

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J; How does Blake perceive innocence and experience? Answer with close reference to
his poetry
4. How does Odq to A Nightingale delineate the journey of the speaker's desire?
5. ln what ways are church Going and l9I4 readings of the post war England?
6. Compare and contrast the position of the speaker rn Thought Fox and That Morning.
7 . Personal Helicon sign posts Heaney'S development from a naturalist to a poet.
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Subject: English Paper: II @rama-Il) Time: 3 Hrs. Marks: 100

NOTE: Attempt any FOUR questions. Question No. I is compulsory.

All questions carry equal marhs.

QI. Explain with reference to the context any Three of the followirrg

a. The journey'll be a long one... a long one yet, I've just come to a stopping-place on the

b. "I've never met such frivolous people as you before, or anybody so non-business and
peculiar. Here I am telling you in plain language that your estate wilt be sold,
and you

c. Have you not done tormenting rne with your accursed time! It's abominable! When!
Vr}en! One day, is that not enough for you?
d rlhey look at me as if Ilm a dangerous animal they have pat?,'
to
e' And since our ships began sailing to them ttre laugtring continents have got the message:
the great ocean they feared, is a little puddle. And a vast desire has sprung up to know-the
reasons for everything: w-hy a stone falls when you let it go and *f,y it.i[, *frrn you
toss it up.

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 Q2. What stance does Ibsen take about sex and mariage mHedda Gabbler?
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Q3. Lopakhin's utter lack 9f feelings is no less,appalling than the ignorance and stupidity of the .

outdded aristocrats. Do you agree? i

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Q4. Horv does Waiting f9l Godot appropriate language and why?
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e;,The'Sea by- Edward Bond presents the failure

of any altempts to rerrolutionize the world'
.soppott or refute by quoting irom the text.
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of choice and the arousal of

e6. erec; rejects the classical notions of tragic h11o,-llevitability
pity and fear as thetragic emolions,in The Ljfe of Galileo' comment'

' t. Setting, MOod and Stage Eirection in 20th Century Drama

', 2,. S:i*Uotis* aS a dramatic device inThe Cherry Orchard
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Subject: English Paper: III (Novel-ID Time: 3 Hrs. Marks: 100

NOTE: Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marles.

Q. 1 Discuss the,importalrce of the Congo River in this narrative. Why does Marlow travel
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primarily by boat and seldom on land?

Q.2 Marlo',, constantly uses .-vague and often redundant phrases like "unspeakable secrets;' and
"inconceivable mystery." Why does Martow use vague and "inconclusive" language so
' fr.quently?
weaken human
e.3 How does the narrative style in To the Lighthouse strengthen and
connections? I
As a Young Man? How does it
e.4 What is the significance of the titt" a Portrait of the Artist
relate to the growth and evolution of Stephen Dedalus

Q.O What isthe place of women in the lgUo ro.ietyf

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Q-7 Twilight in Delhi is a.novel about colonial arrival in India and its consequent tensions.
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Subject: English Criticism)

Paper: IV (Literary,z Time: Hrs. Marhs:
'I'ime: 35 tlrs' rylarKs: 100
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NOTE: Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.

Tragedy bmoughl about Aristotle? (25)

.,,Ql,Qefine pgd-$iscusp the,characteristics of
p,g9try,5.one ot'the most important contributions to literary.theory written in
e2. An Apology.for

to leam and propagate the best that is known and

e3. Criticism is..a disinterested endeavor
thought in the world." (25)

which is inherited from the past and also has

e4. According to.Eliot tradition is a living culture
an important flrnction in fornring the present. Discuss. (25)

.,There is no justice and no external law, but there is hurt ancl revenge, exposure and hatrecl;
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a sirnply human struggle,'t Explain with reference to Raymond Willianrs' concept'of tragedy.
(2s)
, e6, What are those characteristics of Belsey's criticism which make her a great'critic in the
modenr times? (25)

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 Q7. Critically. analyzeany ONE of the following:poenis; (25)
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(a) A Sindhi Womdnl, . . ,r, ,r :, ,Ol Tfae X'eed : -
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Ancl with the same undulant grace

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As the cloth blown back from her face, The young ones are so tiny and small

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She glides with a stone jar,: rom head to toe they are beaks

One grain to be fed the ten young ones

And not a ripple in her tead.

Watchlng her cross erect

coniuringbeak with beak
stones, garbage, excrement and crumbs :
with whom should she solace?
of glass in the Karachi slums,
Fissuring the atorn
I, with my stoop, reflect;
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You have learn to weep and wail in a Ioud tone,
They nrost straight
Splitting the gtain'
Who lear-n to walk beneath a weight. '
You have leamt to set life on foot

Could you split the grain?

One grain to be fed to the ten young ones.

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Subject: English Paper: V (Short Stories) Time: 3 Hrs. Marks: 100

NOTE: Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.

Q:l According to Jolrn Gerlach " The.short story blends the brevity and intensity of a.lyric-,poem
with the narrative traits (plot, character, themes) of the novel" . Do you agree? Sgbstantiate your
anSwerwitlrreferencetoany2shortstoriesinyoursylIabus.

Q.2 I'11l* Man Who Lived in a:Shell:l.depicts the destructive impact ofsocigtal restrictions on,
individuals. Discuss in ciertail.

Q.3 Accotrnt for tlre Kafl<aesque style used to depict the father- son,,confligt in ,, The
Judgment"

Q'4 "The of Wouran" by Sara Suleri paints

Propel'ty' a bleak pictur.e of Lahore. Analyze the
syrnbolic significance of the setting in the story.
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Q'5 Cliinua Achebe blends irony rvith optinrism in "Civil Peaca" to drarv attention to the critieal
issues prevailing in Nigeria. Explain with reference to the text.

Q'6 How effectively does Am1'Tan's "The Voice from the Wall" present an ilsight i,to the
inrmigrants' experience of alienatiou .? Discuss.

Q'7 Friel's focus is the nrarginalized sectiorjs of society. Discuss wit6 reference to his
Br:iar:r
story :'A Day"
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Paper: VI (Linguistics) Time: 3 Hrs. Marks: 100

Subject: English

NOTE: Attempt any FOITR questions, All questions cafry equal marlrs.
properties of human language in detail' (25)
Q.NO.1: What is language? Discuss the major i

of their articuldtion properties"? Discuss this

:

QXO.Z, i.Speech sounds canlbe identified rn terms

staternent in relertion to the manner of articulation of consonants'
(25)

soundslDiscuss these.,
e.NO.3:.L)itterent arriculators take part in the irroducl,or:l..p.".h
arriculators in detail. Support your answer with the help of diagram.
(25)

Q.NO.4: Write a comprehensive note on Sociolinguistics

and its significance (25)

.,,.- rrrtpc allnrv rrc rn or large nurnber of seniences rvith very

Q.NO.S Phrase strtlcture rules allow us to generate a'very

snrall nuntlrcl ol'r'ules. Elaborate with the help of suitable examples Q5\

b) Drarv a tree cliagram for the following sentences giving P-Markers'

We loohecl through nry grandmother's old photo albums'

(2s)
Q.NO.6: Write a detailed note on historical linguistics.

Q.N O 1: Write uotes on TWO of the following-

i) Stylistics
ii) Articulatot'y &. Auditory Phonetics
iii) Code Switching
iv) Free & bound morPhelnes
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NOTE: Attempt any FOTIR questions. All questions carry equal marks.

l. Discuss the relationship between language and colon ization in TRANSLATIONS.

2. Explore the relationship between desire and repression in THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA
ALBA?
3. What'are the'threats to lvan and the other prisoners in ONE DAY lN THE LIFE OF IVAN
DENISOV:'ICH? How are these threats coped with?
4. What does Chege's character contribute to THE RIVER BETWEEN?
5. Comment on the role of the animals (bird/insect/other) in any two poems you have read.
6. Discuss the use of natural images irr Shirley Linn's verse.
7. How does Alvi aoknowledge "country" in THE COLTNTRY AT My sHouLDER.
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Subject: English Paper: VIII @ssay) Time: 3 Hrs. Marks: 100

Q. # 1: Write an Essay on any ONE of the following topics. (100)

a. Milton: As an Epic Poet

b. Poets of Nature

c. Jane Austen: As a Novelist

d. Harnartia and Catharsis in Greek Tragedy
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V. Bacon's Essay
f. English as an Internatinal Language
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b' American Novelists