Q-2 Does Wordsworth's best poetry revolve around him? explain.
Q-3 According to David Daiches 'The (Romantic) poet is on his own, drawing nourishment from his solitary readings and imaginings. This means that each poem must create its own world and present it persuasively to the reader'. Analyse Keats' poems in the light of this remark.
Q-4 How do Lamb's essays reflect his being a Londoner?
Q-5 Why do you think Mathew Arnold needed to launch a campaign against the materialism philistinism of his contemporary age?
Q-6 In Mair and Word's opinion 'The Victorian Age added humanity to nature and art as subject matter of literature'. Is this principle applicable to Browning's poetry?
Q-7 Dicken's fictional works indicate his having a greater sense of life and little sense of form. Do you agree with this idea? If so or if not, explain.
Q-8 Why do you think Thomas Hardy select the characters for his novels from the English peasantry of his contemporary age? Explain.

1- Lyrical Ballads opens with;
a- Tintern Abbey
b- Michael
c- Dejection: an Ode
d- Rime of Ancient Mariner e- Immortality Ode.

2- Besides the French Revolution the effect on Romantic Revolution:
a- American Revolution
b- Napoleonic wars
c- Industrial Revolution
d- Peasant’s Revolt
e- The defeat of the Spanish armada.

3- William Blake’s /Song’s of ----------‘ counterbalance his ‘Songs of Experience’.
A- Love
b- childhood
c- past
d- Inexperience
e- Innocence

4- Geraldine is a character of the poem;
a- Lucy Grey
b- The Thorn
c- Christabel
d- Frost at midnight
e- the last of the flock

5- ‘kubla khan’ is a poem which reflects a---------strain in Choleridge’s poetry.
A- Intellectual
b- magical
c- melancholic
d- pessimistic
e- philosophical

6- Keats’ poem Endymion is based on ------ mythology.
A- Greek
b- Roman
c- celtic
d- Scandanavian
e- Indian

7- Byrob’s journey to Spain, Malta, Albania and Greece resulted in the production of the first two cantos of his poem:
a- cain
b- childe Herald’s Pilgrimage
c- Don Juan
d- the prisoner of Chillon
e- The Seige of Corinth

8- In Don Juan Byron used:
a- blank verse
b- couplets
c- ottava rima
d- refrain
e- terza rima

9- Shelley was expelled from the Oxford University on the charge of being a(n):
a- anarchist
b-aetheist
c- commonist
d- nazi
e- traitor

10- Adonais was an elegy Shelley wrote in 1821 on the death of:
a- Keats
b- Byron
c- Arthur Hugh Clough
d- Thomas Love Peacock
e- William Hazlit

11- Confessions of an English Opium Eater was written by:
a- Charles Lamb
b- John Ruskin
c- Maria Edgeworth
d- Thomas Carlyle
e- Thomas
e Quencey

12- Elia was the pseudonym used by Charles Lamb for getting his works published in:
a- London magazine
b- The New York Times
c- The Mirror
d- The spectator
e- the Sun

13- Tennyson created a medieval world in his poem:
a- in memoriam
b- the lady of Shalott
c- the lotus eaters
d- tithonus
e- Ulyssess

14- Arthur Hugh Clough became an inspiration for Mathew Arnold’s work:
a- the buried life
b- dover beach
c- culture and anarchy
d- the scholor gypsy
e- essays on criticism

15- ------------- is an attack by Ruskin on the Philistines.
A- modern painters
b- stones of Venice
c- seven lamps of architecture
e- praeterita

16- Dickens’ first novel which focused on the specific social ills was:
a- the Christmas carol
b- david copperfield
c- great expectatios
d-oliver twist
e- a tale of two cities

17- G Eliot’s novels show her concern for the character’s----------- problems.
A- economic
b- moral
c-religious
d- spiritual e social

18- Dickens’ novels combine--------- and melodrama.
A- journalism
b-philosophy
c- satire
d- science
e- religion

19- The first which Charlotte Bronte wrote was:
a- Emily
b- jane eyre
c- Shirley
d- the professor
e- villette

20- Oscar Wilde’s novel published in 1891 was entitled as:
a- the picture of dorian grey
b- the importance of being earnest
c- lady windermere’s fan
d- a woman of no importance
e- salome

English Literature paper 2
 

Q-2 Shakespeare includes characters in Hamlet who are obvious foils for Hamlet, including, most obviously, Horatio, Fortinbras, Claudious and Laertes. Compare and contrast Hamlet with each of these characters. how does each resond to the crises with which Hamlet is faced?
Q-3 Gulliver's Travels could in fact be described as one of the first novels of modern alienation, focusing on an individual's repeated failures to integrate into societies to which he does not belong. Present your view point backed by supporting arguments.
Q-4 Though Jane Austen satirises snobs in her novels; some critics have accused her of being snob herself. Giving special consideration to Mrs. Bennet and Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice, argue and defend one side of this issue.
Q-5 Because of its stunning, violent imagery and terrifying language, "The Second Coming" is one of Yeats' most famous and most anthologized poems; it is also one of the most thematically obscure and difficult poem to understand. Elaborate with relevant textual evidence.
Q-6 "The Waste Land" is full of sounds, onomotopoiea: from "jug jug jug" to "drip drip" to "twit twit" to "co co rico". What is the significance of this technique for the poem as a whole? analyze each of the moments in which such language appears.
Q-7 Both Santiago and the Marlin display qualities of pride, honour, and bravery, and both are subject to the same eternal law: they must kill or be killed. how does Earnest Hemingway present this battle in Old Man and the Sea?
Q-8 Though it seems as if nothing happens in the play, actions actually play a very important role in Waiting for Godot. The stage directions of the play constitute nearly half of the text, suggesting that the actions, expressions, and emotions of the actors are as important as the dialogue. Examine the significance of the stage directions give by Samuel Becket.

mcqs paper 2
 

1- Which novel is not written by Jane Austen? A- Emma b- the chimes c- Persuation d- Mansfield Park e- none these
2- Shaw wrote more than: a- 30 plays b- 40 plays c- 50 plays d- 60 plays e- none of these
3- Shaw died at the age of: a- 75 b- 85 c- 95 d- 105 e- none of these
4- Jack Worthing is a character created by: a- Shaw b- Dickens c- Browning d- Hardy e- none of these
5- Adam Bede is a: a- Play b- Novel c- short storey d- Poem e- none of these
6- Dickens sprang to fame with a publication of: a- Hard Times b- David Copperfield c- pickwick papers d- Great Expectations e- none of these
7- Who served as an Irish senator for two terms? A- Wilde b- Shaw c- Ibsen d- Yeats e- none of these
8- John Bull’s Other Island is written by: a- Shaw b- Wilde c- Hemingway d- Beckett e- none of these
9- Lilliputians symbolize excessive human: a- Jealousy b- confidence c- pride d- Ego e- none of these
10- Houyhnhnms represent life governed by sense and: a- moderation b- patience c- understanding d- compromise e-none of these
11- Cordelia’s chief characteristic is her: a- beauty b- devotion c- sympathy d- kindness e- none of these
12- Henry Higgins is a character in: a- Pygmalian b- saint joan c- major Barbara d- candida e-none of these
13- Eliot worked for Faber and Faber as a/an: a- assistant b- director c- writer d- editor e- none of these
14- Wordsworth was appointed as poet Laureate in: a- 1843 b-1844 c-1845 d-1846 e- none of these
15- Hemingway was a great fan of: a- Cricket b- baseball c- softball d- football e- none of these
16- Jude the Obscure is a: a- comedy b- tragedy c- tragic-comedy d- black comedy e- none of these
17- Eliot was influenced by: a- Ezra Pound b- shaw c- Hardy d- Wilde e- none of these
18- Who became the poet Laureate of England and Ireland during the reign of Queen Victoria? A- Tennyson b- Browning c- Hardy d- Lawrence e- none of these
19- Hemingway also worked as a: a- Carpenter b- Painter c- surgeon d- Driver e- none of these
20- “Tales from Shakespeare” is written by: a- Shakespeare b- Lamb c- Lawrence d- Mary anne evans e- none of these

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