UNI\{ERSITY OT THE PUNJABM,A./M.Sc. Part - II Aunual Exam - 2019

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Subject: English PaPer: I (Poetry-If) Time: 3 Hr* Marks: 100

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NOTE: Attempt any FOUR questions. Question No. I is compulsory.All questions cany equal mafls.

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That flies in the night

In the howling storm:

Has found out thy bed

Of crimson joy: :':' :

a'Agriefwithoutapang,void,dark,anddrear,:,A stifled, drowsy, unimpassioned griefWhich finds no naturaloutlet, no relief,-,t

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: In word, or sigh, or tear-, b. No stir of air was there,

Not so much life as on a summer's daY ,

Robs not one light seed from the feather'd grass,

But where the dead.leaf fell, there did it rest. ,,1.-

d. Far fiom the exchange of love to lie

Unreachable inside a room

T'he traffic parts to let go by[t-i--^ ^1^r^-.,,L^+ i^ l^f+ +^ ^^*^

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He had unstrapped

The heavy ledger, and my fatherWas rnaking tillage returns

[n acr,es, roods, and perches

'Moonl'you cry suddenly, 'Moon! Moon!'

Discuss the role of imagery and contrastin Kubla KhanHow does Blake perceive innocence and experience? Answer with close reference tohis poetry

4. How does Odq to A Nightingale delineate the journey of the speaker's desire?5. ln what ways are church Going and l9I4 readings of the post war England?6. Compare and contrast the position of the speaker rn Thought Fox and That Morning.7 . Personal Helicon sign posts Heaney'S development from a naturalist to a poet.

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Paper: II @rama-Il)

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Subject: English

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Time: 3 Hrs. Marks: 100

NOTE: Attempt any FOUR questions. Question No. I is compulsory.All questions carry equal marhs.

Q I . Explain with reference to the context any Three of the followirrg

a. The journey'll be a long one... a long one yet, I've just come to a stopping-place on the

b. "I've never met such frivolous people as you before, or anybody so non-business andpeculiar. Here I am telling you in plain language that your estate wilt be sold, and you

c. Have you not done tormenting rne with your accursed time! It's abominable! When!Vr}en! One day, is that not enough for you?

d rlhey look at me as if Ilm a dangerous animal they have to pat?,'e' And since our ships began sailing to them ttre laugtring continents have got the message:

the great ocean they feared, is a little puddle. And a vast desire has sprung up to know-thereasons for everything: w-hy a stone falls when you let it go and *f,y it.i[, *frrn youtoss it up.

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Q2. What stance does Ibsen take about sex and mariage mHedda Gabbler?.:.-- . ., ..:,Q3. Lopakhin's utter lack 9f feelings is no less,appalling than the ignorance and stupidity of the .

outdded aristocrats. Do you agree? i

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Q4. Horv does Waiting f9l Godot appropriate language and why?-l:.. ._.,':,,.).-. .. ...:.:..._ . .. :

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e;,The'Sea by- Edward Bond presents the failure of any altempts to rerrolutionize the world'

.soppott or refute by quoting irom the text.

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e6. erec; rejects the classical notions of tragic h11o,-llevitability of choice and the arousal of

pity and fear as thetragic emolions,in The Ljfe of Galileo' comment'

' t. Setting, MOod and Stage Eirection in 20th Century Drama

', 2,. S:i*Uotis* aS a dramatic device inThe Cherry Orchard

UNIYERSITY OF THE PUNJABM.A.I[VI.Sc. P.Art :,II 4,nnual Ex?E,; 2019

Paper: III (Novel-ID

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Time: 3 Hrs. Marks: 100

NOTE: Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marles.

Q. 1 Discuss the,importalrce of the Congo River in this narrative. Why does Marlow travell

primarily by boat and seldom on land?

Q.2 Marlo',, constantly uses .-vague and often redundant phrases like "unspeakable secrets;' and

"inconceivable mystery." Why does Martow use vague and "inconclusive" language so' fr.quently?

e.3 How does the narrative style in To the Lighthouse strengthen and weaken human

connections? I

e.4 What is the significance of the titt" a Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man? How does it

relate to the growth and evolution of Stephen Dedalus

Q.O What isthe place of women in the lgUo ro.ietyf -

Q-7 Twilight in Delhi is a.novel about colonial arrival in India and its consequent tensions.

UNIVERSITY OF THE PUI\JABM.A./IVI"Sc.. , Part; II .A+,nu,al Exam - 201?

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Time: 3 Hrs. Marhs: 100Subject: English Paper: IV (Literary Criticism) 'I'ime: 5 tlrs' rylarKs: IUU,z

NOTE: Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.

.,,Ql,Qefine pgd-$iscusp the,characteristics of Tragedy bmoughl about Aristotle? (25)

e2. An Apology.for p,g9try,5.one ot'the most important contributions to literary.theory written in

e3. Criticism is..a disinterested endeavor to leam and propagate the best that is known and

thought in the world." (25)

e4. According to.Eliot tradition is a living culture which is inherited from the past and also has

an important flrnction in fornring the present. Discuss. (25)

e5. .,There is no justice and no external law, but there is hurt ancl revenge, exposure and hatrecl;

a sirnply human struggle,'t Explain with reference to Raymond Willianrs' concept'of tragedy.

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, e6, What are those characteristics of Belsey's criticism which make her a great'critic in the

modenr times? (25)

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Q7. Critically. analyzeany ONE of the following:poenis; (25),:(a) A Sindhi Womdnl, . . ,r, ,r :, ,Ol Tfae X'eed : -

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The mother sparrow has come to fecd.Ancl with the same undulant grace t :

As the cloth blown back from her face, The young ones are so tiny and small

n--She glides with a stone jar,: rom head to toe they are beaks

And not a ripple in her tead. One grain to be fed the ten young ones

Watchlng her cross erect

stones, garbage, excrement and crumbs : coniuringbeak with beak

of glass in the Karachi slums, with whom should she solace?

I, with my stoop, reflect; Fissuring the atorn

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Who lear-n to walk beneath a weight. ' Splitting the gtain'

You have leamt to set life on foot

Could you split the grain?

One grain to be fed to the ten young ones.

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Time: 3 Hrs. Marks: 100

M.A./NI.Sc. Part - II Annual Exam - 2019Subject: English Paper: V (Short Stories)

NOTE: Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.

Q:l According to Jolrn Gerlach " The.short story blends the brevity and intensity of a.lyric-,poemwith the narrative traits (plot, character, themes) of the novel" . Do you agree? Sgbstantiate youranSwerwitlrreferencetoany2shortstoriesinyoursylIabus.

Q.2 I'11l* Man Who Lived in a:Shell:l.depicts the destructive impact ofsocigtal restrictions on,individuals. Discuss in ciertail.

Q.3 Accotrnt for tlre Kafl<aesque style used to depict the father- son,,confligt in ,, TheJudgment"

Q'4 "The Propel'ty' of Wouran" by Sara Suleri paints a bleak pictur.e of Lahore. Analyze thesyrnbolic significance of the setting in the story...-9----..---'.J

Q'5 Cliinua Achebe blends irony rvith optinrism in "Civil Peaca" to drarv attention to the critiealissues prevailing in Nigeria. Explain with reference to the text.

Q'6 How effectively does Am1'Tan's "The Voice from the Wall" present an ilsight i,to theinrmigrants' experience of alienatiou .? Discuss.

Q'7 Br:iar:r Friel's focus is the nrarginalized sectiorjs of society. Discuss wit6 reference to hisstory :'A Day"

UI{IVERSITY OF THE PUI{JABM.A./lVf.Sc. Part - II Annual Exam - 2019

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Time: 3 Hrs. Marks: 100Subject: English Paper: VI (Linguistics)

NOTE: Attempt any FOITR questions, All questions cafry equal marlrs.

Q.NO.1: What is language? Discuss the major properties of human language in detail' (25) i

QXO.Z, i.Speech sounds canlbe identified rn terms of their articuldtion properties"? Discuss this :

staternent in relertion to the manner of articulation of consonants' (25)

e.NO.3:.L)itterent arriculators take part in the irroducl,or:l..p.".h soundslDiscuss these.,

arriculators in detail. Support your answer with the help of diagram. (25)

Q.NO.4: Write a comprehensive note on Sociolinguistics and its significance (25)

.,,.- rrrtpc allnrv rrc rn or nber of seniences rvith veryQ.NO.S Phrase strtlcture rules allow us to generate a'very large nur

snrall nuntlrcl ol'r'ules. Elaborate with the help of suitable examples Q5\

b) Drarv a tree cliagram for the following sentences giving P-Markers'

We loohecl through nry grandmother's old photo albums'

Q.NO.6: Write a detailed note on historical linguistics.

Q.N O 1: Write uotes on TWO of the following-

i) Stylistics

ii) Articulatot'y &. Auditory Phonetics

iii) Code Switching

iv) Free & bound morPhelnes

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Subject: English

UNTVERSITY OF THE PUNJABMrA./lVI.Sc. Part: II Annual Exam - 2019

Paper: VII (Literature in English Around the World)

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Time: 3 Hrs. Marks: 100

NOTE: Attempt any FOTIR questions. All questions carry equal marks.

l. Discuss the relationship between language and colon ization in TRANSLATIONS.2. Explore the relationship between desire and repression in THE HOUSE OF BERNARDAALBA?3. What'are the'threats to lvan and the other prisoners in ONE DAY lN THE LIFE OF IVANDENISOV:'ICH? How are these threats coped with?4. What does Chege's character contribute to THE RIVER BETWEEN?5. Comment on the role of the animals (bird/insect/other) in any two poems you have read.6. Discuss the use of natural images irr Shirley Linn's verse.7. How does Alvi aoknowledge "country" in THE COLTNTRY AT My sHouLDER.

UNIVE,RSITY OF THE PUNJABM.A./NI.Sc. .P?HL:--II Annual Exam - 2019

Subject: English Paper: VIII @ssay)

Q. # 1: Write an Essay on any ONE of the following topics.

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Milton: As an Epic Poet

Poets of Nature

Jane Austen: As a Novelist

Harnartia and Catharsis in Greek Tragedy

Bacon's Essay

English as an Internatinal Language

American Novelists