Set 2  Major English 421    BA First Year   Practice Question  Tribhuvan University

 Set 2

Tribhuvan University

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

BA Major English

First Year

Course Title: Reading, Writing, and Thinking

Course Code: ENGL 421

Full Marks: 70                                                Pass Marks: 28

Time: 3 Hours

Section A: Long Questions

Attempt any two questions. Each question carries 15 marks. 2×15=30

Theme-Based Question:

1.      Discuss the theme of isolation in Katherine Mansfield's "Miss Brill." How does Mansfield use the protagonist's perspective to highlight this theme?

 

Technique-Based Question:

2.      Analyze the narrative techniques used by Gabriel García Márquez in "One of These Days." How do these techniques enhance the story's impact on the reader?

 

Guided Critical Comprehension of a Fairly Short Text:

3.      Provide a critical analysis of the poem "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams. Discuss the importance of imagery and simplicity in the poem.

 

Section B: Medium-Length Questions

Attempt any two questions. Each question carries 10 marks.2×10=20

Knowledge of Heuristics:

4.      Describe the importance of character development in fiction. Use examples from the excerpt of "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen to illustrate your points.

OR

Explication Based on Prompts:

Explicate the following lines from Robert Herrick's "Delight in Disorder":

 

"A sweet disorder in the dress

Kindles in clothes a wantonness:

A lawn about the shoulders thrown

Into a fine distraction."

 

Knowledge of Heuristics:

5.      Explain the concept of dramatic irony and its effect on the audience, with reference to Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll’s House."

OR

Explication Based on Prompts:

Discuss the use of symbolism in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" with specific examples from the text.

 

Section C: Short Questions

Attempt any two questions. Each question carries 10 marks.2×10=20

Short Notes on Literary Terms:

6.      Write short notes on any two of the following literary terms. Each note should be around 100-150 words.

a. Allegory

b. Personification

c. Foreshadowing

 

Short Notes on Key Concepts:

7.      Write short notes on any two of the following key concepts. Each note should be around 100-150 words.

a. The significance of dialogue in drama

b. The role of conflict in fiction

c. The use of setting in creating mood in poetry