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M. A. (Final)
Term End Examination, 2019-20
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Paper Second
(Literary Theory)
Time : Three Hours ]
[ Maximum Marks : 70
[ Minimum Pass Marks : 14
Instructions for Candidate :
Section–A : Question Nos. 01 to 08 are very short answer
type questions. Attempt all questions. Each
question carries 01 mark. Answer each of
these questions in 1 or 2 words/1 sentence.
Section–B : Question Nos. 09 to 14 are very short answer
type questions. Attempt any four questions.
Each question carries 2 12 marks. Answer each
of these questions in about 75 words.
Section–C : Question Nos. 15 to 18 are short answer type
questions. Attempt any three questions. Each
question carries 05 marks. Answer each of
these questions in about 150 words.
P. T. O.
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Section–D : Question Nos. 19 to 22 are half long answer
type questions. Attempt any two questions.
Each question carries 10 marks. Answer each
of these questions in about 300 words.
Section–E : Question Nos. 23 and 24 are long answer type
questions. Attempt any one question. Each
question carries 17 marks. Answer each of
these questions in about 700 words.
Section—A
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Aristotle was the teacher of ............ .
Why is Longinus sometimes referred to as pseudoLonginus ?
Sidney defines poetry as “Poesy therefore is an art of
.............”.
In which year was Dr. Johnson born ?
When was the second edition of Lyrical Ballads
published ?
In which year was Coleridge‟s „Biographia Literaria‟
published ?
Matthew Arnold was poet and ........... .
Which prize was awarded to T. S. Eliot in Literature
in 1948 ?
Section—B
Write a note on the six “figures” about which Longinus
has written on his treatise “On the Sublime”.
What are the views of Sir Philip Sydney about the
diction of poetry ?
Write a brief note about Samuel Johnson.
Write a short note on William Wordsworth as a poet.
Write a short note on Arnold‟s religious belief.
Give a brief introduction of Bharat‟s Natyashastra.
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Section—C
15. Write a note on Aristotle‟s views about diction.
16. Comment on Sidney as the father of English criticism.
17. What does Wordsworth think of the distinction
between the language of prose and metrical
composition ? Why ?
18. Comment on Arnold‟s language in “Essay in
Criticism”.
Section—D
19. Write a brief note on Aristotle‟s ideas about Rhetoric
and Poetics.
20. Write a critical summary of “An Apology for Poetry”.
21. Write a short note on Wordsworth as a poet.
22. T. S. Eliot is the greatest literary critic of the modern
age. Discuss with reference to the Sacred Wood.
Section—E
23. Write a critical appreciation of Longinu‟s „On the
Sublime‟.
24. How do you confirm that Bharat‟s Natyashastra is a
unique work ?
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