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COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POST(S) OF BCS (EB) OFFICER B-17 / SECTION OFFICER B-17
ENGLISH LITERATURE – I
Total Marks: 150 Wednesday, February 11, 2009 Time Allowed: 03 Hours
Note: Attempt any Five questions. All questions carry equal marks.
Q-1. Lamb is a visualizer of memories. Discuss with reference to his Essays.
Q-2. Compare and contrast the romantic elements between Lamb and Wordsworth.
Q-3. Marriage and class are related themes in the novels of Austen. Discuss with reference to Emma.
Q-4. Prelude is about the growth of a poet’s mind. Discuss.
Q-5. Discuss Wordsworth as the poet of nature with reference to Prelude.
Q-6. Keats has combined sensuousness with passion and emotion in “Ode to a Nightingale”. Discuss.
Q-7. Is Keats an escapist? Discuss.
Q-8. Don Juan reveals Byron’s rebellious attitude towards society. What are your views?
Q-9. Emma is soaked in irony. Discuss.
Q-10. Ode to a Nightingale reveals Shelley’s revolutionary spirit. Comment.
Good Luck
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