Subjective / Written Questions (25)
1. Analyze Krishna imagery and devotional mood in “The Flute-Player of Brindaban”.
2. Discuss nature imagery in “Baugmaree”.
3. Discuss spiritual consciousness in the prescribed poems from Gitanjali.
4. Analyze identity and Indian experience in “Background, Casually”.
5. Discuss nature, temptation and duty in “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”.
6. Explain the elegiac character of “O Captain! My Captain!”.
7. Analyze family relationships and inheritance conflict in “Where There’s a Will”.
8. Explain the significance of the title “Where There’s a Will”.
9. Discuss plot, character, setting, conflict and theme as elements of drama.
10. Discuss humour and narrative technique in “Tight Corners”.
11. Analyze the central argument of “In Defence of Ignorance”.
12. Discuss observation and humour in Robert Lynd's “Student”.
13. Discuss age and experience in Chesterton's “On the Pleasures of No Longer Being Very Young”.
14. Explain the role of imagery and symbolism in poetry.
15. Differentiate between elegy and lyric.
16. Explain the major features of a sonnet.
17. Discuss features of Indian English poetry with reference to prescribed poems.
18. Analyze extended metaphor and mourning in “O Captain! My Captain!”.
19. Compare nature imagery in “Baugmaree” and “The Flute-Player of Brindaban”.
20. Analyze the speaker's inner conflict in “Stopping by Woods...”.
21. Explain major methods of characterization in drama.
22. Discuss the major features of a prose essay.
23. Differentiate theme and plot.
24. Explain literary style with reference to prescribed prose.
25. Give an overall analysis of the major literary concerns of Semester I Poetry, Drama and Prose texts.