LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE
SIXTH SEMESTER – SUPPLEMENTARY – JUNE 2012
EL 2501/EL 2500 – BRITISH LITERATURE (1550 – 1950)
Date : 30-06-2012
Time : 2:00 - 5:00
I.
Dept. No.
Max. : 100 Marks
Explain the following passages in about 50 words each.
(10×2=20)
1. Cruel and sudden, hast thou since
Purpled thy nail in blood of innocence
2. His state
Is kingly; thousands at his bidding speed
And post o'er land and ocean without rest:
3. Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard
Are sweeter: therefore, ye soft pipes, play on;
4. When I am gone. He works his work, I mine.
5. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability,
is in the judgment, and disposition of business
6. For a lie faces God, and shrinks from man.
7. The children of Alice called Bartrum father. We are nothing; less than nothing, and dreams.
8. Ay, and bring back vanity and affection to last them the whole year. I wonder why London cannot
keep its own fools at home! In my time, the follies of the town crept slowly among us, but now
they travel faster than a stage - coach. Its fopperies come down not only as inside passengers, but
in the very basket.
9. These metaphysics of magicians,
And necromantic books are heavenly!
10. Why this is hell, nor am I out of it.
Think’st thou that I, who saw the face of God,
And tasted the eternal joys of heaven,
Am not tormented with ten thousand hells
In being deprived of everlasting bliss?
II.
Answer any FIVE of the following in about 150 words each choosing not more than THREE
from either part.
(5×8=40)
PART A
11. Bring out the metaphysical elements in John Donne’s poetry.
12. Attempt a critically appreciation of Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind”.
13. What is the central theme of “Ulysses”?
14. Consider the reasons for the popularity of Robinson Crusoe.
PART B
15. Elaborate the moral and religious dimension in Silas Marner.
16. How does Beckett deal with the absurdity of life in Waiting for Godot?
17. Elucidate with examples how nature is presented in Romantic poetry.
18. What are the various literary devices used by Yeats in “Sailing to Byzantium”?
III.
Answer the following in about 300 words each.
(2×20=40)
19. Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice experiences several revelations in the novel that
fundamentally change her understanding of herself and those around her. Elucidate.
[OR]
Justify the title “Arms and the Man”.
20. Compare the prose style of Bacon with other essayists prescribed for your study.
[OR]
Dr. Faustus is a moralistic play. Do you agree? Substantiate
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