VNSGU BA 2019 1st Year 1801000101040021 English I Introducing Literary Forms Question Paper

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F.Y.B.A. SEM.:I Examination

March / April - 2019

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English-I Introducing Literary Forms: Poetry

Instructions:

1. Fill up strictly the details of signs on your answer book.
2. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
3. Indicate clearly the options you attempt.

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I. Choose the right answer from the options given below: 10/10 (10)

1. In the poem Another's Sorrow: ‘He becomes an infant small’ means
   1. he changes shape and size
   2. he behaves like a child
   3. he feels everything a child feels
   4. he is a newborn baby

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2. In the poem Astrophil and Stella (Sonnet 2) in the line "And now employ the remnant of my wit", what does the poet now use his intelligence for?
   1. to praise love
   2. to criticise liberty
   3. to believe in his beloved
   4. to argue that all is as it should be

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3. In the poem The Pulley the blessings given to man were in the following order:
   1. beauty, wisdom, honour, pleasure
   2. strength, beauty, wisdom, honour
   3. honour, beauty, pleasure, wisdom
   4. strength, wisdom, honour, pleasure

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4. The poem is called The Pulley because
   1. nature is pulling man down
   2. God is weighing what gifts to give man
   3. man has to choose between blessings and kindness
   4. love is at the centre of all blessings

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5. In the poem La Belle Dame Sans Merci in stanza VI, The knight and the lady
   1. run away into the forest
   2. return to the knight's kingdom
   3. ride all the day long on his horse
   4. visit the lady's kingdom

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6. In the poem La Belle Dame Sans Merci: The lady eventually took the knight to
   1. the knight's palace
   2. a small cave
   3. her palace
   4. a large mountain

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7. In the beginning of the poem The Lost Leader: the poet is
   1. praising someone
   2. exhorting someone
   3. calling out to someone
   4. criticising someone

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8. In the poem She Walks in Beauty: The beauty of her face
   1. is best noticed in the afternoon
   2. reflects her ability to be one with nature
   3. reflects her goodness
   4. can be seen by no one other than the poet

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9. In the poem Upagupta : the woman finds Upagupta
   1. lying in his bed
   2. talking to his disciples
   3. sleeping on the bare earth
   4. waiting for dawn to break

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10. In the poem The Despairing Lover: The reason why Damon is upset is because
    1. his parents are opposed to Phyllis
    2. Phyllis does not return his love
    3. Phyllis wishes to live in rocky place
    4. he and Phyllis do not get along well

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1. Critically appreciate Robert Browning's poem The Lost Leader. (13)

   OR

   “The poem Upagupta describes the nature of human life and the cycle of decay and rebirth”. Discuss.

2. What is a Lyric? Discuss in detail its structure and features. (13)

   OR

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   What is an Ode? Discuss its features:

3. Briefly explain with an example any four of the following figures of Speech (in about 50 words). (14)
   1. Alliteration
   2. Oxymoron
   3. Apostrophe

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   4. Irony
   5. Simile
   6. Hyperbole

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