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English Hons 1 Year, NU
Final Examination - 2023
Introduction to Poetry
Part - B:
Suggestions for Short Questions

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University Final Question - 2020

English
Subject Code - 211105
(Introduction to Poetry)
Time – 1:00 Hour Full Marks - 20
[N.B- The figure in the right margin indicates full marks.]

Part – B (Short Questions)

Answer any five of the following questions: 4 × 5 = 20
2. Who, according to Milton, serve God best?
3. What are the features of metaphysical poetry?
4. What kind of life did the dead villagers lead?
5. How does Shelley treat the West Wind both as a destroyer and as preserve?
6. Describe the music of autumn.
7. Why does Ulysses prefer a life of action and adventure?
8. How is Death depicted in the poem “Because I Could Not Stop for Death”?
9. What is Ranbindranath Tagore’s central concept of an ideal country?

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Poems Set in Different Final Examinations in Part B
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Sonnet – 18 Sonnet – 18 Sonnet – 18
On His On His On His
Blindness Blindness Blindness
The Good The Good The Good The Good
Morrow Morrow Morrow Morrow
To To To To
Daffodils Daffodils Daffodils Daffodils
Elegy Elegy Elegy
Written Written Written
I Wandered I wandered I wandered I wandered
Lonely Lonely Lonely Lonely
Ode to the Ode to the Ode to the Ode to the
West Wind West Wind West wind West wind
To Autumn To Autumn To Autumn To Autumn
Ulysses Ulysses Ulysses Ulysses
The Patriot The Patriot The Patriot
How do I How do I
Love Thee Love Thee
Crossing Crossing Crossing
Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn
Because I Because I Because I Because I
could not could could could
A Prayer A Prayer A Prayer
Home Home Home
Burial Burial Burial
The Piano The Piano
Fern Hill Fern Hill
Pike
Where the Where the Where the Where the Where the
Mind Mind Mind Mind Mind
Learning
Grief
Important Poems for Part – B: Final Examination – 2023
01. Sonnet – 18 07. Crossing Brooklyn Ferry
02. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud 08. Because I Could not Stop for Death
03. Ode to Autumn 09. The Piano
04. Ulysses 10. Fern Hill
05. The Patriot 11. Pike
06. How do I Love Thee 12. Learning Grief

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Suggestion for Short Questions (Part - B)

01. “Sonnet – 18” by William Shakespeare ***
i. Illustrate “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day” as a sonnet. – 2015
Or, Define a Shakespearean sonnet in the light of “Sonnet – 18”.
ii. How does Shakespeare glorify his friend in the sonnet “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day”? –
2019
iii. How does the poet want to immortalize his friend in “Sonnet – 18”? – 2021

02. “On His Blindness” by John Milton – 2022

i. How does Milton find consolation at the end of the poem “On His Blindness”? – 2018
ii. Who, according to Milton, serve God best? – 2020

03. “The Good-Morrow” by John Donne – 2022

i. What is conceit? Mention some conceits used by John Donne in the poem “The Good-Morrow”. – 2018
ii. What are the characteristics of metaphysical poetry? – 2016, 2020

04. “To Daffodils” by Robert Herrick ***

i. Why does Herrick compare human life with that of the daffodils? – 2015, 2021
ii. How does the poet express melancholy and sadness in “To Daffodils”? – 2019
iii. Why does Herrick weep to see the beautiful daffodils? – 2017

05. “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” by Thomas Gray – 2022

i. How does Gray admonish the rich not to look down upon the poor?
ii. What was the life of the villagers mentioned in “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”? – 2018, 2020

06. “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth ***

i. Mention some salient features of Wordsworth’s attitude towards nature. – 2015
ii. What romantic elements do you find in “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”? – 2017
iii. How does the poet describe the joyous mood of the daffodils in “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”? –
2019
Or, How does the poet express his joyous mood at the sight of the daffodils in “I Wandered Lonely as a
Cloud”? – 2021

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07. “Ode to the West Wind” by P. B. Shelley - 2022
i. What prayer does Shelley make to the west wind and why? – 2016

08. “To Autumn” by John Keats ***

ii. What are the sensuous elements found in the poem “Ode to Autumn”? – 2018, 2021
iii. How do the images of “To Autumn” appeal to your senses? – 2016
iv. Describe the music in Autumn. – 2020

09. “Ulysses” by Alfred Lord Tennyson***

i. Why does Ulysses say “I cannot rest from travel”? Explain. – 2019
Or, Why does Ulysses prefer a life of action and adventure? – 2020
ii. What are the qualities of Telemachus that make him different from his father? – 2015
iii. How is “Ulysses” by Tennyson a dramatic monologue?

10. “Patriot” by Robert Browning ***

i. Evaluate Browning as a poet of dramatic monologue. – 2015
ii. How did people receive the patriot a year ago? – 2018
iii. Briefly discuss Robert Browning’s philosophy of life expressed in the poem “The Patriot”. – 2021

11. “How Do I Love Thee” by E. B. Browning ***

i. Give an account of E. B. Browning’s intense love. – 2011, 2017
ii. How does E. B. Browning convey the idea of the passionate nature of her love for her husband? – 2013
Or, How does the poet express her love in “How Do I Love Thee?” – 2021

12. “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” by W. Whitman – 2022

i. Comment on Whitman as a mystic poet. – 2016
ii. At the time of crossing the ferry, how does Walt Whitman describe different sights? – 2018

13. “Because I could not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson

i. What mystic elements do you find in the poem “Because I Could not Stop for Death”?
ii. What is Dickinson’s attitude towards life, death and eternity?

14. “A Prayer for My Daughter” by W. B. Yeats – 2022

i. What does the poet value most for his daughter in “A Prayer for My Daughter”? – 2019

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15. “Home Burial” by Robert Frost – 2022
ii. Write a note on the grief of the wife in “Home Burial”. – 2014
iii. What modern elements do you find in “Home Burial”? – 2017
iv. How is the theme of emotional and physical alienation handled in “Home Burial”? – 2019

16. “The Piano” by D. H. Lawrence

i. Why image of childhood do you get from the poem “The Piano”? – 2016
ii. How does D. H. Lawrence depict the power of memory in “The Piano”? – 2021

17. “Fern Hill” by Dylan Thomas ***

i. Comment on the symbols used in “Fern Hill”. – 2019, 2021
ii. Describe the happy childhood days of the poet in “Fern Hill”.

18. “Pike” by Ted Hughes***

i. Describe “Pike” as an animal poem. – 2016
ii. Describe the theme of violence in the poem “Pike”.

19. “Where the Mind Is without Fear” by Rabindronath Tagore – 2022

i. What is the central idea/theme of the poem “Where the Mind Is without Fear”? – 2018
ii. What spiritual/religious elements do you find in the poem “Where the Mind Is without Fear”? – 2016
iii. What does the poet mean by “narrow domestic walls”? – 2015
iv. What is Rabindranath Tagore’s central concept of an ideal country? – 2020

20. Learning Grief by Kaiser Huq

i. Write a brief note on “Learning Grief”. – 2016
ii. What is the poet’s reaction after his sister’s death in the poem “Learning grief”?
Or, What happened to the poet at the loss of his sister?

Note: The poems marked three stars (***) are more important for final examination – 2023.

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