Roll No.
Total No. of Questions : 10 ] [ Total No. of Printed Pages : 3
AENG-106
M.A. (1st Semester) Examination Jan., 2023
ENGLISH
Paper - F A-ENG-CC-104
(Literature and Communication)
Time: 3 Hours] [ Maximum Marks : 75
The question paper contains three Sections.
Section-A (Marks : 2 x 10 = 20)
Note :- Answer all ten questions (Answer limit 50 words). Each question carries
2 marks.
Section-B (Marks : 5 x 5 = 25)
Note :- Answer all five questions. Each question has internal choice (Answer limit
200 words). Each question carries 5 marks.
Section-C (Marks: 15 x 2 = 30)
Note :- Answer any two questions out of four (Answer limit 500 words). Each
question carries 15 marks.
Section-A
1. (i) How does Wordsworth define poetry in "Preface to the Lyrical Ballads"?
(ii) What are the six main elements of a tragedy ?
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(iii) What is Catharsis ?
(iv) What literary devices are used in Amrita Pritm's "Ajj Aakhaan Waris
Shah Nu"?
(v) What are the main features of poetry in the poem "Jheeni Jheeni Bheeni
Chadariya" ?
(vi) What is fiction in Literature ?
(vii) Write 5 characteristics of a short story.
(viii) Justify the title of the novella "The Old Man and the Sea".
(ix) Discuss the character Ophelia in Hamlet.
(x) Why does Krogstad want to blackmail nora ?
Section-B
2. Discuss the importance of Plot.
Or
According to Aristotle, what are the qualities of a Tragic Hero ?
3. What is the scope of poetry as means of Communication ?
Or
Discuss "Ajj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu" as partition literature.
4. What is Santiago's view of his own sinfulness ?
Or
What is the idea behind the story "Evil Begets Evil" ?
5. Write a brief note on Ernest Hemingway's writing style.
Or
Clarify the advantage of Drama as a medium of Interpersonal Communication.
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6. What is the subject of Hamlet's second soliloquy the famous "To be or not to be"
speech?
Or
Explain the function and importance of grave diggers scene in act V of Hamlet.
Section-C
7. What are the main features of Wordsworth's "Preface to Lyrical Ballads" ?
8. Discuss the role of Jhansi Ki Rani in our struggle for freedom as depicted in the
poem.
9. Elucidate how culture of Rajasthan is deeply embedded in the stories of G.L.
Mathur. Give examples from the prescribed texts.
10. ls "Doll's House" a feminist play ? Discuss with examples.
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