B.A. ENGLISH (PU) - PAST PAPER (A) 2011

PAPER NO. 15

(YEAR 2011 - GROUP I)

1. Explain with reference to the context any THREE of the following:

(i) A legacy of benefits -- may we

In future years be found with those who try

To labour for the good until they die.

(ii) And ere should wane the morning-star, 

I'd don my robe and scimitar.

(iii) But even so, honored still more 

That he should seek my hospitality

From out the dark door of the secret earth.

(iv) We live, so to speak, like spiders, and never see the light. The mice have eaten my livery. It isn't as if there were no good people around, for the district's full of them. 

(v) Nothing's secure to-day, so we let them have the best we can while the going's good. Give our children a better time than we had ourselves, and --------

2. Attempt any THREE of the following questions. 

(i) What are Giovanni's sentiments for Beatrice? (Rappaccini's Daughter)
(ii) Write a note on the character of Lisby. (The Little Willow)
(iii) "The Necklace" is a satire on the vanity of women. Discuss.
(iv) "Araby" is a psychological explanation of boy's emotional and mental condition. Discuss.
(v) "Something to Talk About" reflects the modern attitude towards criminals and crime. Elaborate.
3. Attempt any THREE of the following questions. 
(i) "Sometimes I scarcely believe that I have actually walked on the moon". Elaborate. (Walking on the Moon)
(ii) "Whistling" is a sound symbol which stands for the life and movements of birds and of all living creatures. Discuss. (Whistling of Birds)
(iii) Describe the difficulties faced by the people at the time of independence. (Pakistan and the Modern World)
(iv) Write a note on the good manners of the conductor on the bus. (On Saying Please)
(v) Describe the origin of the word "super". (Super)
4. Attempt any THREE of the following questions. 
(i) According to the poet losses cannot bring any disaster. Do you agree? (One Art)
(ii) Explain the central idea of "The Solitary Reaper".
(iii) "A Poison Tree" rightly describes the poet's mental and emotional attitude towards his enemy. Elaborate.
(iv) What are Keats' thoughts about his own life and mortality? (When I Have Fears)
(v) Explain the significance of the title of the poem, "Say This City Has Ten Million Souls".
5. Attempt any THREE of the following questions. ("The Old Man and the Sea" by Hemingway)
(i) Write a note on the first portion of the novel. Summary of the whole novel will not be accepted.
(ii) Is it a novel of the triumph of man or his defeat?
(iii) Discuss Santiago's attitude towards the marlin.
(iv) Examine the attitude of other people towards Santiago before he set sail to catch big fish.
(v) Describe the relationship of Santiago and Manolin.