PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF
PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE, ETC.-2022
CASE NO. 2C2023
COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF
PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE, ETC.-2022
CASE NO. 2C2023
SUBJECT: ENGLISH LITERATURE (PAPER-I)
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 100
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 100
NOTE:
i. All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
ii. Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
iii. No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
iv. Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.
i. All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
ii. Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
iii. No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
iv. Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.
NOTE: Attempt FIVE Questions in all.
Q.No.1 How does Shakespeare use language and symbolism to portray the themes of Love and Hate in Romeo and Juliet? (20 Marks)
Q.No.2 Analyze the character of Mildred Douglas in The Hairy Ape. How she represents the themes of class, gender and power? (20 Marks)
Q.No.3 Discuss the use of humor in Look Back in Anger. (20 Marks)
Q.No.4 As a prophet, Tiresias speaks for the gods and for Fate. How does the character of Tiresias function dramatically in Oedipus Rex? (20 Marks)
Q.No.5 Critically analyze the role of imagination and senses in Ode to the Nightingale. How do they relate to the themes of mortality and beauty? (20 Marks)
Q.No.6 Analyze the symbolism in The Second Coming. Based on those symbols, draw their relationship with history and spirituality. (20 Marks)
Q.No.7 What aspects of Donne’s spiritual life do you find in his religious poetry? Write your answer with special reference to Death Be Not Proud. (20 Marks)
Q.No.8 “One of the attractions of the poem The Road not Taken is its archetypal dilemma”. Elaborate this statement in your own words. (20 Marks)
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