End Semester Examination, May 2022
B.A. (Hons.) English — Second Semester BRITISH ROMANTIC POETRY (BENG-DS-201) Time: 3 hrs.
Max Marks: 100
No. of pages: 1 Note: Attempt FIVE questions in all; Q.1 is compulsory. Attempt any TWO questions from PART-A and TWO questions from PART-B. Marks are indicated against each question. Q.1
Explain with reference to the context ANY FOUR of the following: a) And so Tom awoke; and we rose in the dark And got with our bags & our brushes to work. Though the morning was cold, Tom was happy and warm; So if all do their duty, they need not fear harm. b) Fade far away, dissolve, and quite forget What thou among the leaves hast never known, The weariness, the fever, and the fret Here, where men sit and hear each other groan; c) A grief without a pang, void, dark, and drear, A stifled, drowsy, unimpassioned grief, Which finds no natural outlet, no relief, In word, or sigh, or tear— d) Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run; e) And on that cheek, and o‘er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow, But tell of days in goodness spent, A mind at peace with all below, Heart whose love is innocent! f) O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being, Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves dead Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing,
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PART-A Q.2
Give a comparative analysis of the poems ―The Lamb‖ and ―The Tiger‖.
Q.3
Analyze ―Tintern Abbey‖ as a poem that portrays the poet as a Worshipper of Nature. 20
Q.4
Critically analyze ―Dejection as Ode―.
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PART-B Q.5
Critically analyze ―She walks in Beauty‖ as a lyric.
Q.6
Is ―Ode to the West Wind‖ an optimistic poem? Analyze the poem to prove your point of view. 20
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