Twentieth Century Poetry and Drama — DU B. A. (Hons) English Previous Year Question Papers

3. Candidates have to answer ALL the questions in Part A and ANY THREE questions in Part B. 4. Questions in Part A carry 10 marks each and questions in Part B carry 20 marks each. 1. (a) Identify, contextualize and comment on the lines : In the room the women come and go Talking of Michaelangelo. (b) Write a short note on the use of allusion in Yeat's " The Second Coming". 2. (a) Identify, contextualize and comment on the lines: See, see where Christ's blood streames in the firmament: It flows from the Brow we nailed upon the tree. 3. (a) The significance of the tree as a stage prop in Waiting for Godot. (b) Write a note on Lucky's speech in Waiting for Godor. 4. (a) Do you agree with T.S. Eliot's statement that "Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood? Discuss your views with reference to his poems in the syllabus. (b) Expatiate on the theme of Fate and Free Will in Yeats' poem, "Leda and the 5. (a) Comment on the role and importance of sensory imagery in the two poems of Ted Hughes. (b) Discuss the theme of Time, Death and Impermanence in Larkin's poem, "The Whitsun Weddings". 6. (a) How does the act of waiting for Godot define the lives of Vladimir and Estragon? Analyze how hope, though constantly deferred, serves as both a comfort and a curse for the protagonists. (b) The role and meaning of Silence and Pause in the play Waiting for Godot. 7. (a) Discuss the use of dramatic monologue in modern poetry with special reference to two poets in your syllabus. (b) Analyse why and how the poets in your syllabus are offering a critique of modern civilization and discuss the note of despair and ennui in drama with reference to at least two poets and one dramatist in your syllabus.