Model Paper Of Classical Poetry M.A English Part 1 GCUF

Model Paper: MA ENGLISH Part I
Paper – I Classical Poetry
Time Allowed: 3 hours Marks: 100
Note: Attempt any four questions including Question No. 1 which is Compulsory.
All questions carry equal marks.
Q. 1 Explain with reference to the context any Four of the following passages:
i) In al the parisshe wif ne was ther noon
That to the offrynge bifore hire sholde goon;
And if ther dide, certeyn so wrooth was she,
That she was out of alle charitee.
ii) If they be two, they are two so
As stiffe twin compasses are two
Thy soule the first foot, makes no show
To move, but doth, if the other doe.
iii) O thoughtless mortals! Ever blind to fate,
Too soon dejected, and too soon elate,
Sudden, these honours shall be snatched away
And cursed for ever this victorious day
iv) Space may produce new worlds; where of so rife there
Went a fame in Heaven that ere long
Intended to create, and therein plant
A generation whom his choice regard
Should favour equal to the sons of Heaven.
v) Earth felt wound, and Nature from her seat.
Sighing through all her works gave signs of woe, that all was lost.
vi) Thou art slave to Fate, Chance
Kings and desperate men,
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And dost with poison, warre, and sickness dwell,
And poppie, or charms can make us sleep as well,
And better than thy stroke;
vii) If it be yea, I shall be fain
If it be nay, friends, as before,
You shall another men obtain
And I mine own, and yours no more.
viii) The stately seats, the ladies bright hue
The dances short, long tales of great delight;
With words and looks that tigers could sue,
Where each of us did plead the other’s right,
Q. 2 What is major contribution of Thomas Wyatt to English Poetry of the Renaissance?
Discuss with reference to the poems you have read.
Q . 3 Write a critical appreciation of any two of the following poems:
i) Love that doth reign…
ii) My friend, the things…
iii) Wyatt resteth here…
Q . 4 Discuss and illustrate the artistic method adopted by Chaucer in the portrayal of his
pilgrims in the Prologue.
Q . 5 Milton conceived and executed the scheme of Paradise Lost in accordance with
principles of classical epics. Discuss.
Q . 6 Do you agree that in The Rape of the Lock the mock-heroic element is not the
dominant interest but the brilliant picture of fashionable life? Discuss.
Q . 7 Discuss Donne as a Metaphysical poet.