5 Tips for getting good marks in English Honours exams - C.U.English Honours Study Help

Studying and scoring good grades/marks in English honours is a great challenge. A lot of students take English honours because of their love for the literature and there is nothing bad about it. Before you go for it, make sure you have a good vocabulary and good writing skills so you can frame your answers which doesn't appear childish and immature.

Studying English at the Calcutta University level or any other university is a different ball game altogether. You are expected to read classics, broad epics, serious dramas, captivating novels, though-provoking poems, hardened short stories and much more. 

Your course is divided over the British, American and Indian literature which broadens your perspective and understanding of the society as whole. It is certainly demanding. Seeing the whole course syllabus might be a daunting exercise and going through the first few classes might leave you clueless. 

You have to study a lot and get your understanding to the next level in order to come up with answers which pleases the college professor and university examiners. This results in the unmistakable 'want to get good marks in B.A. English Honours'. So, here are 5 definite tips of acing your English Honours course with flying colours in no time.

1. Know the story/poem/drama first

Read the novel, poem or drama first. 

Understand the story first. 

Once you know the story then you should start making the critical study, where you mark the 

• Important dialogues, sections, moments
• Drastic changes in character & their motivation
• What made them to do certain things?
• How certain events changed the course of action for the story
• Who betrayed who? why they did it?

2. Know your author

A little bit of knowledge about the author will help you understanding his work better.

• Run a background check on the author
• Where was he born, lived and wrote the novel/poem/drama you are reading 
• What were the socio political conditions during that time
• What things impacted his writing

Once you know this you will start seeing its impact in author's writing.

3. Change your perspective and dive into critical essays

So you have read the work, understood the author. Now you have a pretty good idea about the work and what it wants to speak to you.

But you know that is your understanding and on basis of that you had built your perspective.

It's time to broaden your mind.

Start reading critical essays.

It will help in 

• Understanding the writing style of the author
• Analyzing the broader, larger and overlooked themes present in the work
• How the people & society were presented will be more clear

Now you are ready to write answers which shows that you have command over the subject matter.

4. Write answers every week

Start writing answers each week to get better at writing answers at university level.

• You know the work, author and in sync with critical analysis.
• You should start writing your own answers by taking questions from previous university exams.
• Get it checked by your professor
• Your professor will let you know what you missed on and what are praiseworthy in your answer.

5. Quote - wherever possible

A good answer or essay is one which shows command over the subject matter by injecting with relevant but influential quotes every now and then.

• Quote influential and important dialogues
• Add the Act and Scene or who said it and when while quoting
• Use quote marks when doing it.

These tips will help you not just studying in a better way for the English Honours course but it will also make you understand these works included in your course. Now you can showcase the authority over the course through your answers. We are hopeful that you will get better marks in the upcoming Calcutta University examinations if you abide by these tips.

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All You Need To Know About C.U. English Honours

English Honours course has become overly hyped in the last few decades. It is being seen as a status symbol by most of the students. But in reality it is just a false cover which has emerged in the recent times. English being a globally spoken language, an honors degree in this superior language is highly eye catching and helps in elevating the status.

English Honours will not land you in corporate job

Students who are looking make a career in corporate sector should opt for the business oriented courses like management studies, mass communication, business management and others. English (Hons) will not help in securing any corporate job at unless you follow it a post graduate diploma in other field.

 
What is English Honours in reality?

The subject studied under the arts are more of theoretical nature which focuses on touching the inner cord of realism and understanding. How well you can take in different though process and understand their essence in the modern times is discussed through out the text books. Similarly studying of English literature is a pure Art in itself. It will open you mind and level consciousness at a completely different level. It doesn't mean you will next great writer, poet or statesman but it will have profound effect on your sensibility, understanding and the way you perceive the world around you. You will be able to generate a taste for the poetry, short stories and other kind literary materials. Rather than cursing the great works of other writer you will be able to appreciate their effort.

What does English Honours contains?

 After you had opted for the C.U. English Honours, you will pushed on to study a lot of different texts which might not leave a good taste. But with the time you will be able get insights of other subjects as well. English honours is not just composed of stores and literature but it also has the crucial elements of philosophy, psychology and history. A student of English literature not just reads his books but he also has to think, analyze and criticize the different aspects of it.


Where this course will take you?

An English Honours degree will open the doors to a wide range of careers. Successful graduated can easily make their foray in the field of professional writing, teaching, IT, law, education policy, publishing, events management, marketing and journalism and leisure and tourism.  Apart from these graduates can even opt for a wide array of governmental jobs. It should be noted that governmental jobs are given on the basis of a written exam followed by a personal interview. Most of the exams give major emphasis to English language and having an English Honours will make it easier for the graduates to cover up the English section and score more from that part.

We will talk about how to groom yourself for these field after graduating with English Honours in upcoming blog article.

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List Of Important Questions From PAPER-II of C.U. English Honours

Students should understand that most of the books prescribed by the Calcutta University (C.U.) for all the three years of English Honours course had been in circulations for a really long time. After each decade some of these books are changed but not all of it. The University of Calcutta had recently revised its syllabus in 2010. And no new questions are formed at all. If there is a new question in the exam, then it is just same question which is being 'asked in a different manner'. Then why they do it?

To test your knowledge and 'question interpretation skills'.

Most of the C.U. English Honours books have just three to five major questions which are repeated after a gap of two years.

Take for example 'Rape of the Lock'.

There are few major important questions like :

• Rape of the Lock as mock-epic.
• Character of Belinda
• The Eighteenth Century Society
• Game of Ombre
• Toilette Scene
• Use Of Supernatural Machinery

So these questions are used repeatedly after a gap of few years. Just have a look on the last year's Question Paper and prepare for those which were not included in it.

Here are the lists of questions from C.U. English Honours Paper-II

Rape of the Lock [14 marks]

• Critically examine Pope’s “The Rape of The Lock” as a mock epic. [2012]
• Comment on the Pope’s treatment of Belinda in The Rape of The Lock. [2012]
• Show how Pope’s use of the ‘machinery’ of the sylphs in “The Rape of The Lock” heightens both the satire and the poetry. [2011]
• Belinda’s toilette mirrors the position and folly of eighteenth century high society.  [2011]
• Do you agree with the view that The Rape of the Lock is a balanced critique of eighteenth century society? Give reasons for your answer. [2010]
• Examine The Rape of the Lock as a mock epic poem. [2010]
• Do you think that the introduction of Ariel and the sylphs heightens the artistic effect of The Rape of the Lock? Give reasons for your answer. [2009]
• Consider Pope’s treatment of Belinda with critical reference to the toilet scene in The Rape of the Lock, Canto 1. [2009]
• Show how Pope ‘at once’ delights and lashes the age in The Rape of the Lock. [2008]
• How successful is Pope’s attempt at the hero-comical? Discuss with particular reference to the first three cantos of The Rape f the Lock. [2008]

Paradise Lost [14 marks]

•      In “Paradise Lost”, Book I Milton uses a number of epic conventions. Discuss. [2012]
•      What idea do you form of Satan from your reading of his speeches in “Paradise Lost”, Book I? ’ [2012]
•      Comment on the Invocation to “Paradise Lost”, Book I. [2011]
•       Show how Milton in “Paradise Lost”, Book I, never lets us forget that despite his heroic stature and grand rhetoric, Satan s essentially the ‘infernal serpent’ [2011]
•     Comment on the Milton’s description of Hell in Paradise Lost, Book 1. [2010]
•     Discuss Milton’s use of epic similes in Book 1 of Paradise Lost and sow how they are elated to this theme. [2010]
•     Is Satan I Paradise Lost, Book 1, a portrait of absolute evil, or a figure of human contradictions? [2009]
•     The greatness of Paradise Lost lies in Milton elevated style. Illustrate from Book 1. [2009]
•    Discuss with particular reference to Paradise Lost Book 1, Milton’s use of traditional epic devices in his poem. [2008]
•      Write a note on Milton’s presentation of Beelzebub and Belial in Paradise Lost Book  [2008]

List of Questions from Poems of C.U. English Honours Paper-II.

Good Morrow & To His Coy Mistress [14 marks]

• “John Donne’s The Good Morrow is an unconventional love poem”. Discuss? [2012]
• How does Marvell treat the ‘carpe diem’ theme in “To His Coy Mistress”? [2011]
• Consider Donne’s “The Good Morrow” as a metaphysical poem. [2010]
• Analyse the logical structure of Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress.” [2010]
• Are there any contemporary references in Donne’s The Good Morrow? Cite an instance. [2010]

The Tyger & The Lamb [14 marks]

• Comment on the Blake use of symbols in “The Lamb” and “The Tiger”. [2012]
• “Did he who made the Lamb make thee?” Explain this line with reference to “The Lamb” and “The Tiger”. [2011]
• How do Blake’s poems The Lamb and The Tyger show the “two contrary states of the human soul”? [2010]
• Examine Blake’s use of symbols in The Lamb and The Tyger. [2010]
• What qualities does Blake ascribe to the Lamb? [2010]

       Tintern Abbey [14 marks]

•          Wordsworth’s ”Tintern Abbey” is an autobiographical poem. Do you agree? Justify your answer. [2012]
•          ”Tintern Abbey” records different stages in Wordsworth’s appreciation of Nature. Discuss. [2011]

         Kubla Khan [14 marks]

•     Critically analyse Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan” as a romantic poem. [2012]
•      Can “Kubla Khan” be described as an incoherent poem? Give reasons for your answer. [2011]

         Ode to the West Wind and Ode to a Nightingale [14 marks]

•       Show with reference to “Ode to the West Wind”, how Shelly uses objects of nature as vehicles of his own personality and thought. [2011]
•       Do you read “Ode to a Nightingale” as a poem of escape or a reflection of the human condition. Give reasons for your answer. [2011]

           To a Skylark and Ode To Autumn [14 marks]

• In ‘To a Skylark’ Shelly tells its reader that his skylark is much more than an ordinary bird. Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer. [2012]
• Write critical appreciation of John Keats’s ‘To Autumn’ [2012]

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How to study English Honours Under Calcutta University

After a long drawn battle against the odds a student gets an admission in English Honours in any college of Kolkata. 
And then another struggle starts- "How to study ?".
Yes, this is the problem.

• TASK ONE: SYLLABUS

Now the first and foremost task for any student is to get hold of the "SYLLABUS". It can be easily downloaded from the Calcutta University Website.

To download the English Honours Syllabus for free; kindly click here.

Once you had reached the syllabus webpage; kindly click on the second option.

That is "English" of course.
Very soon a pdf file will be shown on the screen. Now I would simply ask you the give a right click of your mouse and click on "save as" option. You can also download the same thing from my blog in the downloads bar.

What next?

A student sees a carefully detailed syllabus which takes the wind out of him.
He feels "there is so much to study". If you look it closely you will find that its far too short and simple than your school syllabus where you had to study 10 to 12 chapters in each and every book for your board exams.

A student must set or prepare a way to get through the situation like this.
You will find that in the First year syllabus itself there is so much to study like the 'History of Literature', Philology, Poems, Sonnets, Literary Terms, two books namely- Rape of the Lock and the Paradise Lost.
But if all these are taken as different subjects just as in school wouldn't it make it easier. Just buckle up yourself and smile.


Don't worry!
At the present moment I would like you all to go through your detailed syllabus and buy the books as prescribed by the University. The best place to buy these books is as always the College Street in Kolkata. Make sure you buy the Guide version of these books. Only 'Text' version would be of no help to you.
If still you have any problems then kindly take help of your college teachers or seniors.

Remember this syllabus acts as a map around which you have to build your studies pattern.

Word Limit

Word Limit is introduced by the Calcutta University in 2010. It sets the limit of words which are to be used by the student while answering the questions. Word Limit doesn't count the 'Articles' & 'Punctuation'. It is very helpful. You will soon realize it during the examination. Without the word limit you would end up wasting your four hours on only half the Paper. Kindly keep in mind the word limits prescribed by the University and abide by it strictly.

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