B.A. ENGLISH (PU) - PAST PAPER 2012

PAPER NO. 17

(YEAR 2012 - GROUP I)

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

(i) Sun, rain, curving sky

Mountains, oceans, leaf and stone, 

Star shine, moon glow

You are all that I can call my own. 

(ii) I will drain 

Long draughts of quiet

As a purgation.

(iii) But if this century is to be more great

Than those before, her sons must make her so

(iv) Lettice: You'll love uncle Charles. Everybody does. Call him; Guy. He my not approve but he never criticizes anybody. 

(v) Smirnov: Silly and rude! I don't know how to behave before women. Madam, in my life, I've seen more women than you have seen seen sparrows. 

2. Attempt any TWO of the following questions. 

(i) Explain the title "Smoke Screens", in you own words. (Smoke Screens)

(ii) Why was Ustad Mangu so excited about the implementation of the New Constitution? What did he expect of it? (The New Constitution)

(iii) Breakfast is a critique of modern civilization. Discuss. (Breakfast)

(iv) The human relations in "The Duchess and the Jeweller" are rotten to the core. (The Duchess and the Jeweller)

3. Attempt any TWO of the following questions. 

(i) Why does the song of the Solitary Reaper give immortal happiness to the poet "even it was heard no more". (The Solitary Reaper)

(ii) How does the poem "Partriot into Traitor" educate us about the political conditions prevailing in the third world countries? (Patriot into Traitor)

(iii) "Lights Out" dwells upon the power of sleep. Discuss. (Lights Out)

(iv) Explain the title of the poem "After Apple Picking" in your own words. 

4. Attempt any TWO of the following questions. 

(i) What did Mr. Liaqat Ali Khan expect of the Americans for the development and stability of Pakistan. 

(ii) Write down a character sketch of Yeats' Grandfather. (My Grandfather)

(iii) What kind of a dilemma does a bachelor face in his life? (Bachelor's Dilemma)

(iv) Why are bad manners infectious? (On Saying Please) 

5. Attempt any TWO of the following questions. ("The Old Man and the Sea" by Hemingway)

(i) Marlin is a symbol of hardships in life. Discuss. 

(ii) Why do the fellow fishermen make a fun of the old man?

(iii) Write a note on the ending of the novel.

(iv) What strategies does the old man adopt to end an overwhelming isolation on the sea?