BA ENGLISH (PU) - PAPST PAPER (A) 2012

PAPER NO. 18

(YEAR 2012 - GROUP II)

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

(i) I will drain

Long draughts of quiet

As a purgation.

(ii) Paid by the world, what dost thou owe

Me? -- God might question; now instead,

'Tis God shall repay: I am safer so. 

(iii) The apparition of these faces in the crowd;

Petals on a wet black bough.

(iv) We are acquainted with the Wallaby. We knew the place quite well before their time -- decent people lived there once. 

(v) Some time before you go home you can unleash your views of me. But not now. Not till I know you've thought over something I'm going to tell you. 

2. Attempt any TWO of the following questions. 

(i) Write a note on Olde Anderson's sicknesss with life. (The Killers) 

(ii) How the murderer in the story is forced to confess his crime? (Tell-Tale Heart)

(iii) Simon keeps the willow as a token of Lisby's love which gives him solace and strength before and at the time of death. Discuss. (The Little Willow)

(iv) Write a detailed note on the nature of conflict between Philip and James. (The Boy Comes Home) 

3. Attempt any TWO of the following questions. 

(i) How specific is the writer about what she expected to see? Does she suggest these expectation without stating them? (The Eclipse)
(ii) How does Gloria Emerson maintain the focus on her feelings throughout the essay? Do these feelings change? (Take the Plunge)
(iii) Critically examine Forester's views on tolerance. (Tolerance)
(iv) What are Russell's views about science and values? (Science and Values)
4. Attempt any TWO of the following questions. 
(i) Write a character sketch of the woman depicted in the poem. Is an idealization of some kind necessary for our survival as sane human beings? (Woman Work)
(ii) Discuss in detail the use of elements of suspense and irony in "The Huntsman".
(iii) Write down a critical appreciation of the sonnet, "When I Have Fears".
(iv) Make a comparison between Tartary and Kubla Khan.
5. Attempt any TWO of the following questions. ("The Old Man and the Sea" by Hemingway)
(i) The Old Man fights against the Marlin to the very end without being despaired. Discuss.
(ii) Discuss the ending of the novel.
(iii) Narrate the hand game competition between the Old Man and the Negro.
(iv) What were Santiago's views about his failure?