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FPSC · CSS 2020

English Literature

100 marks · 3 hours · 7 questions
This paper English Literature · all yearsQ. 2 · Enlist and explain the bad…Q. 3 · How successfully do you think…Q. 4 · T.S Eliot appreciates John Donne…Q. 5 · Discuss Mick's exploitation of language…Q. 6 · Does Hester gradually gain wisdom…Q. 7 · Is Post-colonial Studies “the most…Q. 8 · How far do you think…With this paper← 20192021 →
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Part II

Q. 2

Enlist and explain the bad habits of writing George Orwell identifies in his essay “Politics and the English Language”. What solutions does he suggest for getting rid of these bad habits?

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Q. 3

How successfully do you think Chesterton manages to employ the technique of narrative within a narrative in his short story A Somewhat Improbable Story?

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Q. 4

T.S Eliot appreciates John Donne for his “unified sensibility”. Does Eliot's own poetry also depict the same quality in poems The Wasteland and The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock?

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Q. 5

Discuss Mick's exploitation of language for accosting Davies in Harold Pinter's play the Caretaker.

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Q. 6

Does Hester gradually gain wisdom through her constant suffering in the novel ‘A Scarlet Letter'? If so, how? Explain.

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Q. 7

Is Post-colonial Studies “the most flourishing sector of cultural studies today"? Justify your arguments with the help of appropriate examples.

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Q. 8

How far do you think Psychoanalysis is appropriate for understanding literary texts? Explain your ideas.

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