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C.U. English Honours Part-I Question Paper 2017 [First Paper]

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2017

ENGLISH-HONOURS

First Paper

Full Marks-100

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.

Three questions will have to be answered (one question of 16 marks and two questions of 7 marks each) taking only one from each section. Examinees are not allowed to answer twice from the same section.

Group-A

(O.E. Period- 1750)

Section-1

1. Write a short essay on Old English Christian Poetry. 16

2. Write short notes on the following (each in 250 words): 7X2

(a) William Langland

(b) Pearl

Section-2

3. Critically assess the contribution of the University Wits to English Drama. 16

4. Write short notes on the following (each in 250 words): 7X2

(a) Tottel's Miscellany

(b) Ben Jonson

Section-3

5. Discuss the characteristic features of Restoration Comedy focusing on any two dramatists. 16

6. Write short notes on the following (each in 250 words): 7X2

(a) Absalom and Achitophel

(b) Alexander Pope

Group-B

(1750-2000)

Section-1

7. Discuss the rise of the novel in the 18^th century with reference to any two novelists.

8. Write short notes on the following (each in 250 words): 7X2

(a) Prometheus Unbound

(b) William Hazlitt

Section-2

9. Evaluate the importance of the Pre-Raphaelite Movement. 16

10. Write short notes on the following (each in 250 words): 7X2

(a) Oliver Twist

(b) Robert Browning

Section-3

11. Write an essay on the Stream of Consciousness novel.

12. Write short notes on the following (each in 250 words): 7X2

(a) W.B. Yeats

(b) Look Back In Anger

PHILOLOGY

Group-A

13. Answer any one of the following (in 450 words):

(a) Estimate the nature and extent of the French influence on the English language.

(b) Discuss the Latin influence on the English language in different historical periods.

Group-B

14. Write word notes on any four: 2X4

Children, admiral, trusteeship, assassination, by-law, gift, alms, mob.

Group- C

15. Answer any one of the following (in 450 words):

(a) Assess the importance of the American influence on the English language.

(b) Write a note on Hybridism as a means of making new words in English.

Group-D

16. Answer any one of the following (in 300 words):

(a) Write a note on the Consonant Shift. 8

(b) Comment on John Milton as a maker of the English language. 8

Now have a look at 2017 Part-1 Paper 2.

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