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B. D. P. Sidney’s theory of poetry ? How does he Term End Examination — December 2016 & June 2017 adapt them to build his arguments ? Elective Course d) Edward-II is a play on the irony of kingship. ENGLISH Discuss. ( New Syllabus ) 2. Answer any three of the following : 12 × 3 = 36 ( Second Paper : The Renaissance and the a) Account for the importance of Ben Jonson Reformation ) as a dramatist. ( Enrolled from July 2015 ) Time : Four Hours Full Marks : 100 b) How does Sidney combine traditional and ( Weightage of Marks : 70% ) individual elements in ‘Loving in Truth’ ? c) How does Donne use form of the aubade to Special credit will be given for accuracy and relevance compose a Metaphysical love poem in ‘The in the answer. Marks will be deducted for incorrect spelling, untidy work and illegible handwriting. Good Morrow’ ? The weightage for each question has been d) Show with reference to the essays in your indicated in the margin. syllabus how Bacon combines personal opinions with philosophic reflections. 1. Answer any two of the following : 20 × 2 = 40 e) Comment on the presentation and role of a) Write an essay on the literary genres that the witches in Macbeth. developed in England as a result of the f) Analyse As You Like It as a festive comedy. Renaissance and the Reformation. 3. Answer any four of the following : 6 × 4 = 24 b) Analyse with reference to the poems in your a) Explain with reference to the context : syllabus how Shakespeare’s sonnets are a And every fair from fair sometime declines, unique development in the Elizabethan By chance, or nature’s changing course, sonnet tradition. untrimmed.
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b) How does Patience console the blind poet of
‘On His Blindness’ ?
c) Explain “Crafty men condemn studies,
simple men admire them, and wise men use them”.
d) Who was William Tyndale ? Why is he
famous in the context of the 16th century ? e) “Her world is brazen, the poets only deliver a golden.” Explain. f) Write a note on Marlowe’s source for Edward II.
g) Describe the setting of the scene of
Duncan’s murder in Macbeth. h) How would you relate the “Seven Ages of Man” speech to the central content of As You Like It ?