KPK PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE, 2022
ENGLISH LITERATURE, PAPER I
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS MARKS: 100
NOTE: Attempt any FIVE questions. Each question carries 20 marks.
1. Write a comprehensive note on the poetic vision of William Blake. (20 marks)
2. How did William Wordsworth respond to the age of industrialization through his poetry? (20 marks)
3. John Keats’ Hellenism was his way of dealing with Western modernity. Discuss. (20 marks)
4. Nature is often the protagonist of Thomas Hardy’s novels. Discuss. (20 marks)
5. George Elliot wanted to be judged by her writing not her gender. Discuss. (20 marks)
6. How did Oscar Wilde popularize the use of witty, paradoxical expressions? Write a detailed note with appropriate examples from his works. (20 marks)
7. How did Charles Dickens use the prevailing class divisions in his fiction? (20 marks)
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