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
