VNSGU (Veer Narmad South Gujarat University) BA (Bachelor of Arts) 2019 1st Year 1801000101050021 English Paper 1 Previous Question Paper
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First Year B.A. (Sem. 1) Examination
March / April - 2019
English : Paper - I
Introducing Literary Forms: Poetry
(Core Elective) (Subsidiary)
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[ Total Marks: 50
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Que. 1.
Choose the right answer from the options given below.
[10]
1.
In the last stanza of the poem "Another Sorrow', what does He do?
(A)
He gives us happiness and takes our sorrow.
(B)
He is not near us when we come into the world.
(C)
He inspires us before we encounter sorrow.
(D)
He gives us happiness and then goes away.
2.
In 'Astrophil and Stella', the line `Now even that footstep of lost liberty'
'lost liberty' refers to
(A)
the state he was in before he fell in love
(B)
the state he was in when he did not want to be in love
(C)
the state he was in when he dreamed of love
(D)
the state he was in after he fell in love
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3.
In the poem "The Pulley', if man was given the last blessing god thinks
(A)
man would forget nature
(B
man would appreciate other blessings
(C)
man would appreciate himself better
(D)
man would forget the creator
4.
In the poem 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci', the lady eventually took the
knight to
(A)
the knight's palace
(B)
a small cave
(C)
her palace
(D)
a large mountain
5.
At the beginning of the poem "The Lost Leader' Robert Browning is
(A)
exhorting someone
(B)
praising someone
(C)
calling out to someone
(D)
criticising someone
6.
In the poem 'She Walks in Beauty', the thought that pass through her mind
(A)
are best seen in the morning
(B)
match the swing of her tresses
(C)
are not seen by anyone
(D)
arereflectedinherface
7.
In the poem 'Upagupta', the woman invites Upagupta
(A)
to speak to her about Buddha
(B)
to accompany her home
(C)
to tell her about life and death
D)
to walk back to Mathura with her
8.
In the poem "The Despairing Lover', when Damon approaches the Precipice
(A)
he realises that he does not love Phyllis
(B)
he realises he cannot bear the pain of separation
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(C)
he realises how deep and wide it is
(D)
he worries about how Phyllis will miss him
9.
In the poem 'Upagupta', the people of the city were celebrating
(A)
the onset of spring
(B)
the coming of the Buddha
(C)
the onset of the monsoon
(D)
the planting season
10.
The poem is called "The Pulley' because
(A)
nature is pulling man down
(B)
god is weighing what gifts to give man
(C)
man has to choose between blessing and kindness
(D)
love is the centre of all blessings
Que. 2. (A) 'The poem 'She Walks in Beauty' describes the interrelations
between body and soul-Discuss.
[13]
OR
(B) 'The Pulley is a religious poem'- Explain.
Que. 3. (A) What is an Ode? Discuss its chief features with suitable examples. [13]
OR
(B) Write an illustrative note on the pastoral elegy.
Prie. 4.
Brieflyexplainwithanexampleanyfourofthefollowingfiguresof
speech.[Maximumfiftywords]
[14]
A)
Allegory
B)
personification
C)
Paradox
D)
Euphemism
E)
Hyperbole
F)
Alliteration
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