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PPSC · PMS Punjab 2019

English Literature, Paper I

100 marks · 3 hours · 8 questions
This paper English Literature · all yearsQ. 1 · Explain with reference to the…Q. 2 · To American dramatists like Eugene…Q. 3 · Discuss different themes of Walt…Q. 4 · Answer the following parts within…Q. 5 · Explain the following within 150…Q. 6 · In Ode to Nightingale, the…Q. 7 · In Shakespeare's Tempest, forgiveness and…Q. 8 · In Death of Salesman modern…With this paper← 20162019 →
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Q. 1
  1. (a)Explain with reference to the context one of the following:
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Q. 2

To American dramatists like Eugene O'Neill, Arthur Miller the crux of the problem was psychological rather than social. Their primary focus was on what happens to the individual soul when it is lost somewhere between realms of reality and Illusion.

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Q. 3

Discuss different themes of Walt Whitman's poetry. Your analysis should be based on the reading you have made.

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Q. 4

Answer the following parts within 150 words:

  1. (a)Creon: I see you sulk in yielding and you're dangerous when you are out of temper; natures like yours are justly heaviest for themselves to bear. In the light of Creon's above remark about Oedipus comment on Oedipus's temper. [10]
  2. (b)What are your impressions of Oedipus as a person and ruler. [10]
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Q. 5

Explain the following within 150 words:

  1. (a)What are the characteristics of an ode? [10]
  2. (b)What is negative capability in literature? Explain with reference to John Keats. [10]
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Q. 6

In Ode to Nightingale, the bird serves as the objective correlative for the emotional state of the Poet's mind. What is it that the bird offers the poet which is denied. to him in real life? Discuss.

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Q. 7

In Shakespeare's Tempest, forgiveness and regeneration replace the darker vision of tragedy? Discuss.

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Q. 8

In Death of Salesman modern man finds himself caught up in a situation where death seems to be the only solution to the protagonist to reach the expectations of society. Discuss the choice of Willy Loman of committing suicide in the light of the statement.

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