Solved papers BA Punjab University 2014 English paper A First group

                              BA Punjab University 2014

                          English paper A                                                            First group

                         Time :3:30 Hrs                                                                Max Marks : 100

All Questions carry equal marks .Be strictly relevant

Q#1 Expllain with reference to context any three of the following

(a)  Will lie o nights

      In the bony arms

     Of reality and be comforted

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                            New year resolution(poem)

(b)  And then the lover

       Sighning like a furnace

       With a woeful ballad

      Made to his mistress’s eyebrow

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                          “All the world is a stage”(poem)
(c)  My eye has Permitted no change
      I am going to keep things like this
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                            Hawks Monologue(poem)

(d) My dear Uncle this is holiday. Being in London is a
holiday.______________________________

Reference:
These lines have been taken from the play The Boy Comes Home” by A.A. Milne.
Context:
Philip is the nephew of Mr. James. He has been in the army for four years. Now he has come to live with his uncle and aunt. Mr. James wants to force him to adopt his business of jam while he is waiting for Philip he falls asleep. In the dream, he has a quarrel with Philip. He points a pistol at him. He suddenly awakes. Now he decides in his heart to be very kind to Philip. Explanation:
In these lines, the writer tells about the views of Philip. Philip is talking to his uncle. In fact, he argues Uncle James about his future and tries to convince Uncle James. During their discussion, he tells his uncle that he should not worry about his activities. He tells him that it is holiday for him and especially after the war, when he is in London, he is on holiday.
(e) It is another of our fatal weakness and has kept us
     out of law and politics and diplomacy - in fact, everything but church.

Reference:

These lines have been taken from "Something To Talk About” by Eden Phillpotts.
Context:
In the play, we are told about an act of burglary, which the burglar commits. He enters the library of Redchester. Redchester had the gifts of Christmas in a safe. This is something exciting and thrilling for the whole family.
Guy Sydney is speaking with the burgler.He welcomes his visit to his house. He tells him that their life is  dull ,boring but now he colours their life. The burglar suspects the foul play but Guy tails him that their family is trustworthy. They have always been loyal to the king and the state. Truthfulness and straightforwardness are their greatest qualities. They have never been lawful and do not like politics and diplomacy. .
Q. 2. Attempt any two of the following questions;
         (Your answers should be around 150*200 words each).

(I) The narrator In the “Tell-Tale Heart" Is creative artist. Support or refute the statement.

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                                                   Tell-Tale Heart

(II) Draw a character sketch of the Duchess In "The Dutches and The Jeweller",

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                                                    The Dutches and The Jeweller

(III) Discuss the Title of the play, “Smoke-Screens”.

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                                                   “Smoke-Screens"

Q# 3   Attempt any two of the renewing questions: (150 -200 words each)
(i) Do you share the feeling of William Davies in “Leisure”.
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                                                     William Davies in “Leisure

(ii) The poem "Woman Work” deals with the boredom felt in our daily life and especially

      of woman.  Discuss.

                                                       Woman Work(poem)

(Ill) Discuss “Fog” as an Imaglstic poem.________

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                                                           Fog (poem)

Q.4 Attempt any two questions. (150-200 words each)

(i) Virginia Woolf has turned the ordinary to extra­ordinary in Eclipse. Discuss.
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                                                            Eclipse
(ii) Discuss the destruction caused by nuclear bomb in “Nagasaki, August, 1945”.
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                                            nuclear bomb in “Nagasaki
(iii) “it is easy to see fanaticism in others but difficult to spot in oneself. Discuss with reference
             to   “Tolerance” by Forster.
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                                                        '' Tolerance” by Forster.
Q:5 Attempt any two of the following questions
(1) Discuss the element of hope in the novel ,"The old man and the sea".
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                                                        "The old man and the sea".
(ii) Discuss the sea as a living entity in the novel
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                                                      Novel " old man and sea"

(Ill) Write a note on Monotin.
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                                                   old man and sea"(monotin)