BA English Honours Semester 1 Questions Answers | Pakka Yahi Ayenge

English Literature ( Semester - I )

UNIT - I

I. Attempt any two of the following in about 200 words each:

a) Discuss the state of the photographer as delineated by stephen leacock ?

b) Discuss the character of the two children as given in Dream Children?

c) How a man can become happy, according to Bertrand Russel ? Discuss.

II. What is the importance of literature?

OR

List geners of literature and discuss in detail any three of them

UNIT - II

III. Attempt any three of the following terms:

a) Narrative prose

b) Satire

c) Travelogue

d) Irony

e) Biography and Autobiography.

IV. a) Define vowel and Dipthongs. List all consonants.

b) Transcribe the following words using IPA symbols:

Knife, Why, Our, Snow, Vowel, Written, There, Main, Items

UNIT - III

V. Discuss these mininal pairs :

a) Measure, Leisure

b) Sound, Found

c) Cow, Care

d) Mind, Mound

e) Choice, Voice

f) What is atmosphere in a literary work?

What is the meaning of following terms:

g) Travelogue

h) Philosophical writings

i) Utopia

j) Euphemism

k) How do habits control us? Give an example from the chapter.

l) How did the author get clicked for a photograph?

m) Did the author enjoy his posting as a police officer? Why?

n) Briefly delineate the character of grandmother.

o) Briefly discuss any two features of an idler.

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