IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR M.A. ENGLISH PART I ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2021
VIP QUESTIONS FOR M.A. ENGLISH PART I ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2021(PU Lahore)
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Submitted By: Mansib Ali nEkokara
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Paper 1 - CLASSICAL POETRY
1. CHAUCER - “The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales”
iii. Chaucer as a representative poet
iv. Chaucer’s ecclesiastical characters (Church’s hypocrisy, Comparison & contrast between the characters)
v. Chaucer’s female characters (Prioress and Wife of Bath)
vi. Chaucer’s male characters (Knight, Pardoner, Summonor, Parson and Friar)
2. ALEXANDER POPE – “Rape of the Lock”
i. “Rape of the Lock” as social satire / Pope as a 18th century poet
ii. “Rape of the Lock” as comic epic / mock epic
iii. Use of machinery (Supernatural elements etc.) The Role and Function of Machinery in ROL
iv. Pope’s attitude towards women (Belinda’s character)
3. MILTON – “Paradise Lost”
i. Milton’s grand style
ii. Paradise as an Epic Poem
iii. Main Theme in PL: Justifying the ways of God
iv. Character of Satan in “Paradise Lost” / Responsible Person for the Fall of Man
v. Who is the hero of Paradise Lost?
vi. Character sketch of Adam and Eve
4. SURREY & WYATT
i. Surrey & Wyatt’s contribution of English Poetry / Wyatt As the Father of Modern English Poetry
ii. Surrey & Wyatt as Sonnet writers (Comparison and Contrast)
iii. Theme of love in Wyatt’s Poetry
iv. Salient features of Surrey & Wyatt’s Poetry
v. Critical appreciation of their Sonnets
a) The Long Love that in my thought I harbor
b) Is it possible?
c) Wyatt’s Death
d) Prisoned in Windsor
e)Love that doth reign and lived in within my heart
f) They Flee From Me
g) Prisoned in Windsor
h) Wyatt Resteth Here
i) The Long Love That in My Thought Doth Harbour
5. JOHN DONNE
i. Donne as a metaphysical poet
ii. Donne as a love poet
iii. Use of Wit in Donne's Poetry
iv. Use of conceits and images in Donne's Poetry
v. Variety of moods in Donne's Poetry
vi. Critical appreciation of the following poems
a) Death be not proud
b) The Sun Rising
c) A Valediction: forbidding Mourning
d) The Good Morrow
Paper 2 – DRAMA
1. SOPHOCLES – “Oedipus Rex”
i. Concept of Fate & Free will / Fate & Character
ii. Oedipus as a tragic Hero
iii. Oedipus’ Hamartia / Hamartia of Oedipus / Role of Hubris in "Oedipus Rex"
iv. Dramatic Irony in Oedipus Rex
v. Relationship Between Man and gods in "Oedipus Rex"
vi. Role of Chorus (less VIP)
2. MARLOW – “Dr. Faustus”
i. “Dr. Faustus” as a renaissance play / Renaissance Elements in "Dr. Faustus"
ii. “Dr. Faustus” as morality play
iii. “Dr. Faustus” as a modern tragedy / Spiritual Conflicts in the mind of Dr. Faustus
iv. Marlow’s contribution to English Drama
v. Dr. Faustus as a tragic Hero
vi. Significance of Last Speech in "Dr. Faustus"
3. SHAKESPEARE – “Othello”
i. Othello’s character sketch
ii. Character Sketch of Desdemona
iii. Iago’s character sketch
iv. “Othello” as a social(domestic) Tragedy (race & colour an important factor in Othello’s tragedy)
v. The heme of Jealousy in Othello
4. SHAKESPEARE – “Winter’s Tale”
i. Winter’s Tale as a tragic-comedy
ii. Theme of Jealousy in Winter’s Tale / Leontes' Jealousy in "The Winter's Tale"
iii. Pastoral elements in Winter’s Tale.
iv. Relationship Between Parents and Children in "The Winter's Tale"
5. OSCAR WILDE – “Importance of Being Earnest”
i. “Importance of Being Earnest” as a comedy (satire, style etc.) / As a Trivial Comedy for Serious People
ii. “Importance of Being Earnest” as a social satire
iii. Use of wit & paradoxical statements (Irony)
iv. Algernon’s Character sketch
v. Character Sketch of Miss Prism
vi. Major Themes in "The Importance of Being Earnest" / theme of love, money, marriage and social status
vii. IBE: The title – its significance and value
Paper 3 – NOVEL
1. JANE AUSTIN - "Pride and Prejudice"
i. Jane Austin as a novelist (it will be a general question on Jane Austin encompassing all her writing techniques e.g. Limited Range, Irony etc).
ii. Jane Austin's Limited Range
iii. Jane Austin's Irony
iv. Themes of love, Marriage, Money and Manners.
v. Character sketch of Elizabeth
vi. Lack of Passion in Jane Austin's novels
vii. Significance of the Title "Pride and Prejudice"
viii. Plot of "Pride and Prejudice"
2. GEORGE ELIOT - "Adam Bede"
i. George Eliot's Art of Characterization
ii. George Eliot as a psychological / modern novelist
iii. Character sketch of Adam Bede
iv. Character sketch of Hetty Sorrel
v. Character sketch of Dinnah Morris
vi. Relationship between Adam and Dinnah
vii. Theme of Hardness (Adam doesn’t show politeness. He judges everyone according to morality so he can’t develop relationships) / Major Thematic Concerns in 'AB’
3. CHARLES DICKENS - "A Tale of Two Cities"
i. CHARLES DICKENS as novelist
ii. CHARLES DICKENS's Art of Characterization
iii. "A Tale of Two Cities" as an historical novel / As a Social Novel in Political Background
iv. Dickens’ attitude towards French Revolution / Theme of resurrection & renunciation
v. Character of Sydney Carton
vi. Symbolism in the novel
4. THOMAS HARDY - "Return of the Native"
i. Hardy's Art of Characterization
ii. Character sketch of Clym
iii. Character sketch of Eustacia
iv. Role of Egdon Heath / nature
v. Role of chance and coincidence / Role of fate
vi. Hardy as a pessimist / Hardy's Tragic Vision and Pessimism
5. ANTHONY TROLLOPE ‘Barchester Towers’
i. Major Thematic Concerns in 'Barcherster Towers'
ii. The Setting in 'Barchester Towers'
iii. Trollope's Art of Characterization
iv. Trollope's Humour and Style
v. 'Barcherster Towers' As a Picture of Common Life
vi. Trollope As a Male Jane Austen
vii. Character Sketch of Mr. Slope
viii. Character Sketch of Signora Neroni
Paper 4 – PROSE
1. Francis Bacon - “Essays”
i. Bacon’s Style (proverbial style, aphorisms, pithy style etc.)
ii. Bacon’s Worldly Wisdom
iii. Bacon As a Moralist
iv. Renaissance element in Bacon
v. Critical Appreciation of 'Of Parents and Children' 'Of Great Place' and 'Of Studies'
2. Jonathan Swift – “Gulliver’s Travels”
i. Swift as a satirist
ii. Swift as a misanthrope
iii. First and Last Voyage of 'Gulliver's Travels'
iv. Element of Utopia in “Gulliver’s Travels”
v. Irony in “Gulliver’s Travels”
3. Bertrand Russell – “Unpopular Essays”
i. Bertrand Russell as prose writer / Russell's Prose Style
ii. Russell As a Philosopher
iii. A general note on his essays can be asked.
4. Seamus Heaney – “Redress of Poetry”
i. Heaney as a Prose Writer / Heaney’s Style
ii. Heaney's Defense of Poetry
iii. Heaney’s arguments in favour of poetry
5. EDWARD SAID “Culture And Imperialism”
i. Edward Said's Prose Style
ii. Relationship Between Culture and Imperialism
iii. Classical English Novelists in 'Introduction to Culture and Imperialism'
Paper 5- AMERICAN LITERATURE
A. Poetry
1. SYLVIA PLATH
i. Critical appreciation of poems 'Poppies in October' 'The Bee Meeting' ‘Ariel’ and 'Morning Song'
ii. Psychological problems of Sylvia Plath
iii. Major Themes in Sylvia Plath's Poetry
iv. Ambivalence in Sylvia Plath
v. General Question on American Psyche
2. JOHN ASHBURY
i. John Ashbery As a Modern Poet
ii. Critical appreciation of poems 'Melodic Train' and 'The Painter'
3. ADRIENNE RICH
i. Major Themes in Adrienne Rich's Poetry
ii. Critical appreciation of poems 'Diving into the Wreck' 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers' and 'Final Notation'
4. RICHARD WILBUR
i. Richard Wilbur As a Modern Poet
ii. Critical appreciation of poems 'Still, Citizen Sparrow' 'After the Last Bulletin' and 'Marginalia'
B. Drama
1. ARTHUR MILLER – “The Crucible”
i. Theme of Individual and Society in 'The Crucible'
ii. Character sketch of Proctor
iii. Character sketch of Abigale
iv. The Crucible: its title and significance
v. Puritanism in the play
2. EUGENE O’NEIL – “Mourning Becomes Electra”
i. 'Mourning Becomes Electra' As a Tragedy
ii. O’Neil’s Tragic Vision
iii. Character sketch of Electra
iv. Relationship Between the Mother and Daughter
C. Novel
1. ERNEST HEMINGWAY – “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
i. Robert Jordan as a Tragic Hero
ii. Is “For Whom the Bell Tolls” a political novel?
iii. Hemingway as a novelist / Hemingway’s style / craftsmanship / Fictional Technique
iv. Concept of ritual & morality in the novel
v. Lost Generation
vi. Relationship Between Jordan and Maria
2. TONI MORRISON “Jazz”
i. Major Themes in 'Jazz'
ii. Symbolic Significance of the Title 'Jazz'
iii. Female Characters in 'Jazz'
iv. Character Sketch of Violet
v. City As a Character in 'Jazz'
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