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M.A. Sem. I Examination (Model Question Paper) English - Paper I - Poetry Section - A (Objective Type Questions) Q1. Choose the correct option: 5x2=10 i. Milton' Paradise Lost is: a. an ode b. a lyric c. an elegy d. an epic ii. The Ramayan is a composition by: a. Kalidas b. Valmiki c. Vyas d. Tulsidas iii. Chaucer belongs to: a. 14th Century b. 16th Century c. 18th Century d. 20th Century iv. Coleridge is a: a. Classical poet b. Metaphysical poet c. Neoclassical poet d. Romantic poet v. Zimri is a character of: a. Chaucer b. Shakespeare c. Dryden d. Pope Section - B ( Short Answer Type Questions) Q2. Answer any FIVE of the following questions: 5x7=35 i. Define epic with examples. ii. What do you mean by 'Homeric Simile'. Discuss. iii. Justify the title 'Sundarkanda' iv. Write a note on Chaucer's Monk. v. Discuss the symbolic significance of 'albatross' of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. vi. Write a short note on Shakespearean sonnet. vii. De...

M.A. Sem. I Examination Dec. 2021 English Literature (Paper I - Poetry) Section-A (Objective Type Questions) Note: Attempt all questions. Each question carries 02 marks. Q.1. Choose the correct option: 5x2 =10 (i) 'Rhyme Royal' is associated with: a. Chaucer b. Milton c. John Donne d. William Shakespeare (ii) A comparison by John Donne that discovers  likeness in things unlike is known as: a. Satire b. Irony c. Symbol d. Conceit (iii) The line 'Fallen cherub, to be weak is miserable..' is uttered by: a. Adam b. Eve c. Satan d. Beelzebub (iv) Absalom in the poem 'Absalom and Achitophel' stands for: a. Duke of Buckingham b. Duke of Monmouth c. Earl of Shaftesbury d. Charles II (v) Ariel belongs to the category of: a. Sylphs b. Gnomes c. Nymphs d.Salamanders Section-B ( Short Answer Type Questions) Note: Attempt any five questions. Each question carries 07 marks. 5x7= 35 Q2. Explain the following with reference to the context:      'She was so charitabl...

MA I Sem. English (Paper I- Poetry) UNIT-I  Annotations UNIT-II : (Epic Poetry) i. John Milton: Paradise Lost (Book-I) ii. Valmiki: Ramayan (Sundar Kand) UNIT- III (Narrative Poetry) i. Geoffrey Chaucer: The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales ii. S.T. Coleridge: The Rime of The Ancient Mariner UNIT- IV (Renaissance Poetry) i. William Shakespeare: Sonnets No.- 23,24,26,27,31,44. ii. John Donne: The Extasie, A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, The Good Morrow, Love's Alchemy, The Canonization, The Anniversarie. UNIT-V (Satirical Poetry) i. John Dryden: Absalom and Achitophel ii. Alexander Pope: The Rape of the Lock ********